Tet celebrations of ethnic Mong people in Central Highlands
Tet celebrations of ethnic Mong people in Central Highlands

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic group of Cu Pui commune in Krong Bong district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak typically celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, in a special way. Let’s take a closer look at their customs during the festive season.

Tet celebrations of ethnic Mong people in Central Highlands
Hanoi sees crowds gather on second day of Lunar New Year
Hanoi sees crowds gather on second day of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital saw a huge number of local residents descend on the streets around Hoan Kiem lake on the second day of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Hanoi sees crowds gather on second day of Lunar New Year
Discovering thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam
Discovering thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - Phat Tich pagoda, built in the Ly Dynasty nearly 1,000 years ago, is worth visiting because of its unique architecture in the northern Red River Delta.

Discovering thousand-year-old pagoda in northern Vietnam
Hanoians visit pagodas on Lunar New Year’s Eve
Hanoians visit pagodas on Lunar New Year’s Eve

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people typically go on a pilgrimage at the beginning of each Lunar New Year in order to pray for safety, health, good luck, prosperity, and happiness during the year ahead.

Hanoians visit pagodas on Lunar New Year’s Eve
A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year
A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The first day of the Lunar New Year saw the usually crowded and noisy streets of downtown Hanoi fall quiet with few pedestrians or citizens to be seen on local roads.

A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year
Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam
Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people took to the streets nationwide watching colourful fireworks light up the sky and ringing in the lunar New Year of the Cat.

Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam
Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant
Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant

VOV.VN - Located by the bank of the Tien River, Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap province which is considered the kingdom of flowers in the Mekong Delta supplies a variety of flowers to market, especially when spring comes.

Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant
Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet
Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - In the lead-up to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, porters working in Long Bien wholesale market, the largest of its kind in Hanoi, have a heavier workload due to the increasing demand for fruit and other goods for Tet celebration.

Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet
Tet decorations spring up on streets across Hanoi
Tet decorations spring up on streets across Hanoi

VOV.VN - Many streets throughout Hanoi have been colourfully decorated with national flags, bulbs, flowers, and numerous slogans to ring in the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Tet decorations spring up on streets across Hanoi
The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday
The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday

VOV.VN - While Vietnamese people are celebrating their traditional lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, border guards of Long An province go through their daily routine to ensure security, order and safety for local people to celebrate the traditional festival.

The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday
Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform
Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform

VOV.VN - Despite assuming the duty far away from the mainland, troops on DK1 platform spend time making decorations and preparing traditional dishes for a cozy, joyful and jubilant lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform
Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night
Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night

VOV.VN - As the Lunar New Year draws near, Tran Quy Cap wet market in Hanoi remains bustling with people flocking to purchase Dong leaves, a key item used to make Chung cakes (square sticky rice cakes), a traditional New Year cake eaten in Vietnam.

Hanoi's oldest Tet market bustling all day and night
Top five travel destinations nationwide for Tet festival
Top five travel destinations nationwide for Tet festival

VOV.VN - Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, and Da Lat are among the best locations in Vietnam for travelers looking to enjoy a vibrant atmosphere of a crowded city, or alternatively return to nature to rest and prepare for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Top five travel destinations nationwide for Tet festival
Prisoners join various activities to welcome in Lunar New Year
Prisoners join various activities to welcome in Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The management board of Xuan Nguyen prison in Hai Phong have put on many activities for the penitentiary’s nearly 3,700 prisoners to celebrate the upcoming lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Prisoners join various activities to welcome in Lunar New Year
Cat-shaped statues in Thua Thien-Hue province celebrate Tet festival
Cat-shaped statues in Thua Thien-Hue province celebrate Tet festival

VOV.VN - Cat-shaped statues are being placed across the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in order to welcome in the lunar New Year as part of efforts to attract both local people and tourists.

Cat-shaped statues in Thua Thien-Hue province celebrate Tet festival
Gateways congested as people return home ahead of Tet
Gateways congested as people return home ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - A swarm of vehicles have inundated the capital’s gateways as people seek to leave Hanoi and return to their hometowns for the seven-day Tet break starting on January 20.

Gateways congested as people return home ahead of Tet
Vietnamese expats in Russia celebrate traditional Tet festival
Vietnamese expats in Russia celebrate traditional Tet festival

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia held a celebration on January 17 to mark the traditional Lunar New Year, known in Vietnam as Tet, for its staff and overseas Vietnamese who are living, working, and studying in Moscow and other Russian localities.

Vietnamese expats in Russia celebrate traditional Tet festival
First foreign calligrapher joins Vietnamese Spring Calligraphy Festival
First foreign calligrapher joins Vietnamese Spring Calligraphy Festival

VOV.VN - Jean Sébastien Grill of France has become the first foreign national to take part in the Spring Calligraphy Festival as a calligrapher, with the event getting underway at the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi.

First foreign calligrapher joins Vietnamese Spring Calligraphy Festival
Busy Tet holiday travel continues at Noi Bai Airport
Busy Tet holiday travel continues at Noi Bai Airport

VOV.VN - Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi continued its busy holiday period on January 17 as travelers head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

Busy Tet holiday travel continues at Noi Bai Airport
Ho Chi Minh City railway station busy as Tet approaches
Ho Chi Minh City railway station busy as Tet approaches

VOV.VN - The number of passengers passing through Ho Chi Minh City’s railway station has increased drastically over recent days as people return to their hometowns ahead of celebrating the Lunar New Year or Tet festival.

Ho Chi Minh City railway station busy as Tet approaches
Spring flower market in Ho Chi Minh City opens
Spring flower market in Ho Chi Minh City opens

VOV.VN - An annual spring flower market with the theme of “Trên bến dưới thuyền” opened in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City on January 16, with the event attracting the participation of many locals and tourists.

Spring flower market in Ho Chi Minh City opens
Joyful Tet atmosphere descends on Thua Thien-Hue province
Joyful Tet atmosphere descends on Thua Thien-Hue province

VOV.VN - A Hue Tet 2023 programme got underway in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from January 13 to January 17, with the event recreating traditional activities of local residents to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Joyful Tet atmosphere descends on Thua Thien-Hue province
People keen on cat mascot ahead of Lunar New Year in Quang Tri
People keen on cat mascot ahead of Lunar New Year in Quang Tri

VOV.VN - Local people are hugely interested in a recently-built statue of a cat, the mascot of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, that has been put on display in the central square of Trieu Phong district in the central Quang Tri province.

People keen on cat mascot ahead of Lunar New Year in Quang Tri
Bustling Hanoi streets gear up for upcoming Tet holiday
Bustling Hanoi streets gear up for upcoming Tet holiday

VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, is fast approaching and the streets of the capital have become crowded with people busy preparing for the country’s biggest national holiday.

Bustling Hanoi streets gear up for upcoming Tet holiday
Year-end antique market in Hanoi excites crowds
Year-end antique market in Hanoi excites crowds

VOV.VN - Located in the heart of Hanoi, an antique market that opens specifically once a year from the 23rd to the 30th days of the last lunar month attracts a large number of antique lovers.

Year-end antique market in Hanoi excites crowds
Nguyen Hue flower street gets a Tet makeover
Nguyen Hue flower street gets a Tet makeover

VOV.VN - Nguyen Hue walking street, one of the famous tourist sites in Ho Chi Minh City, has been given a flowery facelift to welcome in the Year of the Cat ahead of its official opening on January 19.

Nguyen Hue flower street gets a Tet makeover
Spring Calligraphy Festival gets underway in Hanoi
Spring Calligraphy Festival gets underway in Hanoi

VOV.VN - The spring calligraphy festival 2023 opened at Hanoi’s Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam) on January 15 to uphold the spirit of learning among younger generation and respect for educators.

Spring Calligraphy Festival gets underway in Hanoi
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as lunar New Year break draws near
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as lunar New Year break draws near

VOV.VN - With passengers heading back to their hometowns for family reunion as the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday draws near, deserted scenes can be seen at major bus stations across the capital of Hanoi, a contrast to the bustling scenes recorded in previous years.

Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as lunar New Year break draws near
AFF Cup final: Last chance for Vietnam in away match in Thailand
AFF Cup final: Last chance for Vietnam in away match in Thailand

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team must win or achieve a high-scoring draw in Bangkok if they are to lift the AFF Cup following their 2-2 draw against Thailand in the first leg of the final played in Hanoi three days ago.

AFF Cup final: Last chance for Vietnam in away match in Thailand
Discovering majestic beauty of Suoi Thau steppe in Ha Giang
Discovering majestic beauty of Suoi Thau steppe in Ha Giang

VOV.VN - Located 150 kilometres away from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, Suoi Thau Steppe greatly impresses both local and foreign tourists with its wild and rustic features, along with its diverse shades of nature between immense mountains and green rice fields.

Discovering majestic beauty of Suoi Thau steppe in Ha Giang