Many artists have created their art pieces with images of pigs, as the animal is the zodiac sign of 2019. Artist Dinh Cong Dat is one of them.

A Vietnamese-style coffee shop will be opened soon in Turin, the capital city of Italy’s northern region of Piemonte, the Honorary Consular of Vietnam in Turin Sandra Scagliotti said at a recent gathering on the occasion of the Vietnamese traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - Three days before the official opening of the Huong Pagoda Festival in Hanoi’s My Duc district, pilgrims and other visitors arrive at Yen stream at dawn on the third day of the lunar New Year to catch a boat to Huong pagoda.

To paraphrase a popular saying, you cannot throw a stone at Vietnamese culture without hitting a pig.

Handicraft products and Ao dai (traditional long dress) of Vietnam have been introduced to people of Bangladesh and international friends at the 3rd international craft festival, which was held recently in Dhaka.

Tay Nguyen mural street in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, has become an attractive destination for many local residents and visitors.

VOV.VN - To preserve Vietnam’s Tet traditions, the Viet Communal House and the Viet Hung Ward’s Youth Association have organized a “Tet Viet 2019” program in Le Mat village, Long Bien district, Hanoi, recreating traditional rituals such as worshipping the Three Kitchen Gods, releasing carps, erecting a Neu Tree, and making Chung cakes.

Authorities in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien will implement a plan to promote the recognition of xoe Thai dance as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

A “Mam Ngu Qua” or five-fruit tray is indispensable for each Vietnamese family as among the numerous offerings that are required to decorate ancestral altars during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. 

Vietnamese families often visit their ancestors’ tombs and clean gravesites whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, normally from the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year to New Year’s Eve. 

Vietnam possesses an array of intangible cultural heritages that have been recognized by UNESCO.

VOV.VN - Tran Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, recently took part in a Tet themed television programme named, “Phuc Loc Tho” (Happiness Fortune Longevity), set to be broadcast on the final day of the lunar year of the dog.

VOV.VN - Bat Trang Ceramic Village is a popular destination among tourists who want to visit and buy delicate ceramic products that can be purchased nowhere else. Let us take a tour around the village and contemplate the fine, unique products on offer throughout the village.

Vietnamese pho has been named the world’s 20th best food experience by world travel guide book publisher the Lonely Planet.

As many as 50 craft villages and establishments with 300 artisans nationwide have registered to attend the upcoming 2019 Hue Traditional Craft Festival, which is set to open in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 26.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the outskirts of Hanoi is hosting activities to welcome the Lunar New Year. Highlights are the Aza Festival of the Ta Oi ethnic minority of Thua Thien-Hue province and the Fire Jump Festival of the Dao minority of Thai Nguyen province.

At Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, each ethnic group in Vietnam has its own culinary specialties that reflect the culture of their people and are used as offerings to worship their ancestors.

While other artists use brushes and paint, Nguyen Thu Huyen uses needles, thread and cloth to create her work.

Chuong (or Bell) Pagoda in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen bears historical values of the land in northern Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Wood carving is a cultural heritage that has been passed down from one generation to another in Vietnam. Hand-carved products represent sophisticated features of the villages. Today, let’s go along to Dong Giao wood carving village in Hai Duong province.

A wide range of activities will be held to honour cultural identities of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups at a festival in Hanoi from February 12-13.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has ordered authorities of provinces and cities nationwide to intensify management of cultural festivals this year to ensure the safety of participants.

VOV.VN - A day prior to the opening ceremony, all of the ornamental trees and pig-shaped statues have been finished and installed on Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City for the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese beauties H’Hen Nie has been named among the Top 10 of Miss Grand Slam as announced by Global Beauties.

A diverse range of activities are being held in the southern largest hub of Ho Chi Minh City in celebration of the traditional Lunar New Year 2019, which is approaching very near.

VOV.VN - The Phu My Hung spring flower fair held in Ho Chi Minh City has attracted swathes of visitors arriving to enjoy the festive atmosphere as the Lunar Year of Pig approaches.

The “Bo ma” (farewell to the dead) ceremony of the Raglai ethnic minority people in the south central province of Ninh Thuan has been recognized as the national cultural intangible heritage.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will host a cuisine contest for chefs from the region at Ko Tam Community Cultural Ecological Tourism from March 13-16 in Buon Ma Thuot city.

The Con Son-Kiep Bac spring festival 2019 is scheduled to take place at the Con Son-Kiep Bac special national relic site in the northern province of Hai Duong from February 14-27, or the 10th-23rd day of the first lunar month. 

VOV.VN - Tieu Vy, Miss Vietnam 2018, looked graceful in a photo collection taken alongside Phuong Nga and Thuy An, the two runners-up of the pageant. The photo shoot took place to celebrate the upcoming Lunar Year of the Pig.