Thousands attend Lim festival in Bac Ninh
Thousands attend Lim festival in Bac Ninh

VOV.VN - A large number of local people and tourists arrived in Tien Du district from the early morning of February 2 to join in the Lim festival, an event which honours Quan Ho – a world intangible cultural heritage recognised by UNESCO.

Thousands attend Lim festival in Bac Ninh
City streets brilliantly decorated to celebrate Party’s 93rd anniversary
City streets brilliantly decorated to celebrate Party’s 93rd anniversary

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has carried out a range of activities to mark the 93rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which falls on February 3.

City streets brilliantly decorated to celebrate Party’s 93rd anniversary
Hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year
Hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year

VOV.VN - Finding lucky fire and bringing it home safe and sound is a long-standing ritual that is practiced on the 11th day of the first lunar month in An Dinh village in Hanoi's Ha Dong district.

Hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year
Unique goat fighting festival gets underway in Dien Bien province
Unique goat fighting festival gets underway in Dien Bien province

VOV.VN - During spring the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien becomes bustling as thousands of people join in a goat fighting festival to welcome in the new lunar year.

Unique goat fighting festival gets underway in Dien Bien province
Wrestling festival excites crowds in early Spring
Wrestling festival excites crowds in early Spring

VOV.VN - The Sinh village wrestling festival kicked off on the 10th day of the first lunar month, January 31 this year, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, luring thousands of excited visitors.

Wrestling festival excites crowds in early Spring
Trending products in high demand on God of Wealth Day
Trending products in high demand on God of Wealth Day

VOV.VN - Along with gold, various trending products have been put on sale to take advantage of increasing demand on the God of Wealth Day, which falls on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year, or January 31 this year.

Trending products in high demand on God of Wealth Day
Locals rush to purchase gold ahead of God of Wealth Day
Locals rush to purchase gold ahead of God of Wealth Day

VOV.VN - Thousands of people flocked to gold stores throughout Hanoi on January 30, one day before the God of Wealth Day.

Locals rush to purchase gold ahead of God of Wealth Day
Traditional boat racing festival opens in Thua Thien-Hue
Traditional boat racing festival opens in Thua Thien-Hue

VOV.VN - A boat racing festival was held on Vuc river in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the ninth day of the first lunar month, falling on January 30 this year, with hope that the new year brings good weather, a bumper crop, and peace.

Traditional boat racing festival opens in Thua Thien-Hue
Hanoi sees light traffic congestion on the first working day after Tet
Hanoi sees light traffic congestion on the first working day after Tet

VOV.VN - Light traffic congestion was reported in various streets across the capital on January 30, the first working day in the new week after Tet.

Hanoi sees light traffic congestion on the first working day after Tet
Hai Phong hosts 700-year-old wrestling festival
Hai Phong hosts 700-year-old wrestling festival

VOV.VN - As part of the Lunar New Year celebration, known locally as Tet, local people of Vinh Khe village in An Duong district of Hai Phong hold a wrestling festival on the seventh day of the first lunar month.

Hai Phong hosts 700-year-old wrestling festival
Thi Cam village’s rice cooking contest excites crowds
Thi Cam village’s rice cooking contest excites crowds

VOV.VN - On the eighth day of the first lunar month every year, local people from Thi Cam village in Hanoi take part in their traditional rice cooking contest, with the aim of praying for a prosperous, happy, and peaceful new year.

Thi Cam village’s rice cooking contest excites crowds
Discovering pig slaughtering festival in Vietnam
Discovering pig slaughtering festival in Vietnam

VOV.VN - A traditional pig slaughtering festival got underway in Nem Thuong village of Bac Ninh city, northern Vietnam, on January 27 as part of activities to celebrate the new-year period.

Discovering pig slaughtering festival in Vietnam
Craftsmen preserve age-old wood carving in Hanoi capital
Craftsmen preserve age-old wood carving in Hanoi capital

VOV.VN - Located in Hanoi’s outlying district of Hoai Duc, Son Dong village is renowned both across the country and overseas for its skillful wood carving products, especially Buddha statues and worship items.

Craftsmen preserve age-old wood carving in Hanoi capital
Major Vietnamese paintings worth millions of dollars at global auctions
Major Vietnamese paintings worth millions of dollars at global auctions

VOV.VN - 2022 represented a successful year for the Vietnamese painting market as three more pieces were auctioned at more than US$1 million each, bringing the total number of valuable paintings to 19. Let’s take a closer look at some of them.

Major Vietnamese paintings worth millions of dollars at global auctions
No traffic congestion as people back to work after week-long break
No traffic congestion as people back to work after week-long break

VOV.VN - Traffic remained sparse across the capital on the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet), with no sign of heavy congestion as seen in the pre-Tet period.

No traffic congestion as people back to work after week-long break
A complex of royal tombs – major tourist attractions in Hue
A complex of royal tombs – major tourist attractions in Hue

VOV.VN - With the renowned artistic architecture of the Royal Palace intact, including plenty of historic relics and mausoleums of the Nguyen Dynasty, the former imperial city of Hue in central Vietnam is an attractive tourism hub during the Lunar New Year (Tet).

A complex of royal tombs – major tourist attractions in Hue
234th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi–Dong Da victory marked in Hanoi
234th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi–Dong Da victory marked in Hanoi

VOV.VN - A celebration to mark the 234th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi–Dong Da victory against the Chinese Qing invaders took place on January 26, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

234th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi–Dong Da victory marked in Hanoi
HCM City gateway remains clear as people head back to work
HCM City gateway remains clear as people head back to work

VOV.VN - The gateway of Ho Chi Minh City remained clear on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, a known locally as Tet, despite people returned to the southern metropolis to work.

HCM City gateway remains clear as people head back to work
Thousands of people eagerly flock to Tran Temple during Tet
Thousands of people eagerly flock to Tran Temple during Tet

VOV.VN - Crowds of pilgrims from across the country descended on the relic of Tran temple - Pho Minh Thap pagoda in the northern province of Nam Dinh to pray for peace during the opening days of the Lunar New Year or Tet.

Thousands of people eagerly flock to Tran Temple during Tet
Dong Ky firecracker procession festival excites crowds
Dong Ky firecracker procession festival excites crowds

VOV.VN - The Dong Ky firecracker procession festival kicked off in Tu Son city in the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 25, the fourth day of the first lunar month, drawing the participation of thousands of villagers and tourists.

Dong Ky firecracker procession festival excites crowds
Vibrant spring markets in the highlands
Vibrant spring markets in the highlands

VOV.VN - Local people join bustling markets as they look forward to a new year full of happiness and good luck. Let’s take a look at the vibrant markets throughout the highlands during the early spring.

Vibrant spring markets in the highlands
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