At the 2026 Spring Fair, the image of the horse – the mascot of this Lunar Year – has emerged prominently across exhibition spaces and in a wide range of finely crafted gemstone sculptures.

VOV.VN -The “Mã Đáo” exhibition, held by Hoan Kiem Lake during Spring Binh Ngo 2026, highlights the horse as a traditional symbol of success (“Mã đáo thành công”), and as a link between Vietnam’s cultural heritage and its contemporary development journey.

VOV.VN - The traditional Tịch điền (ploughing) festival was held in Doi Son commune of Duy Tien district, northern Ha Nam province, on February 4 to pray for bumper harvests and prosperity for people moving into the new lunar year.

During the Lunar New Year's Eve, the first baby of the Year of the Snake has been born at Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital.

VOV.VN - As the lunar Year of the Snake 2025 is drawing near, localities across Vietnam have unveiled unique snake mascots to welcome the Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - Top legislator Tran Thanh Man, along with other Party and State leaders, offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his temple in Ba Vì National Park on January 18 in the lead up to the 95th Anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Lunar Year of the Snake 2025.

VOV.VN - Jewelry shops and companies have prepared large numbers of lucky gold products to meet consumers’ surging demand on the God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the new lunar year, which falls on February 19 this year.

VOV.VN - When the clock stroke midnight on January 21, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong delivered a speech, extending lunar New Year greetings to all Vietnamese fellow countrymen nationwide and overseas.