New Year decorations spring up on Ho Chi Minh City streets

Friday, 18:04, 30/12/2022

VOV.VN - With the countdown to the New Year now in full swing, the final days of the year has seen many streets throughout Ho Chi Minh City decorated with incredible festive items, including colourful national flags, bulbs, and flowers.

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new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 1 — Signs bearing traditional slogans such as “Chuc Mung Nam Moi”, or “Happy New Year” in English, can be seen on many streets in the southern metropolis.

new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 2 — Workers hurriedly put the finishing touches to decoration work at Bach Dang wharf park in District 1 to welcome in 2023.

new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 3 — This marks the first time after two years of combating COVID-19 that the southern city has resumed efforts to decorate streets to welcome in the new year.

new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 4 — Locals prepare to hang up artificial apricot flowers and bulbs in a residential area.

new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 5 — Apart from peach flowers and marumi kumquat, Vietnamese people, especially southerners, often celebrate the new year festival with yellow apricot blossom (Ochna integerrima) that represents good luck, wealth, good health, happiness, and love.

new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 6 — A small alley is covered with bulbs and lanterns in order to welcome in 2023.

new year decorations spring up on ho chi minh city streets picture 7 — The upcoming New Year is being celebrated in many areas of Ho Chi Minh City with an array of beautifully-decorated national flags.