VOV.VN - In the collective memory of Hanoians, Lunar New Year (Tet) in Ngoc Ha flower village was once a season of blossoms, sleepless nights tending chrysanthemums and peach trees, and families gathering around wood fires to boil bánh chưng (traditional Tet cake) through the winter chill.

Among the many symbols of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet), banh chung (traditional square sticky rice cake) remains one of the most enduring.

VOV.VN - From a traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) dish, banh chung (a square glutinous rice cake traditionally made for Tet) is gradually evolving into a marketable product with considerable economic potential.

VOV.VN - In recent days, households in Tranh Khuc, on the outskirts of Hanoi, have been working at full stretch as Tet approaches, mobilising entire families for every stage of making banh chung (square sticky rice cakes traditionally prepared for the Lunar New Year). The annual peak production period typically runs from the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month through the full moon of the first lunar month.

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual school gathered its students, Lao and Vietnamese like, for a traditional banh chung (square glutinous rice cake) making session on February 3, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.

VOV.VN - A large number of foreign tourists enthusiastically took part in a contest of wrapping Bánh Chưng, a traditional Vietnamese dish during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), in Phan Thiet city of Binh Thuan province on January 18.

VOV.VN - Soldiers from the mainland and those based on Nam Du Archipelago in Kien Giang province have come together to wrap Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake) in preparation for the Lunar New Year Festival, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - A contest of making Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake), and Banh Giay (round glutinous rice cake) was launched in the northern province of Phu Tho on April 16 ahead of the Hung Kings Temple Festival 2024.

“Tat nien” is a traditional practice of Vietnamese people in the last day of a lunar year, during which Vietnamese families gather for a meal, look back on the past year and get themselves ready for a new year.

VOV.VN - Located in Thanh Tri district of Hanoi, Tranh Khuc village specialises in making Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake) and is full of villagers hastily producing the festive delicacy for the Lunar New Year festival, which begins in just over two weeks.