VOV.VN - An annual incense offering festival of the Hai Ba Trung (Trung Sisters) Temple was held on February 9, or the 12th day of the first lunar month, in the border district of Song Ma in the northern mountainous province of Son La, attracting hordes of locals and tourists.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to late Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to his family in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1 (or the fourth day of the Year of the Snake).

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced five traditional crafts as national intangible heritage after recognizing a number of dishes from across the country recently.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on February 13 offered incense in commemoration of the ancestors and those who rendered great services to the nation at Kinh Thien Palace of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong, on behalf of the Party and State, offered incense to commemorate late Party and State leaders in Hanoi on February 4 on the occasion of the 2024 lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong, and 100 outstanding Vietnamese expatriates who have returned for the Homeland Spring programme, offered incense in commemoration of national ancestors, as well as late President Ho Chi Minh and late President Ton Duc Thang, in Ho Chi Minh City on February 2.

VOV.VN - Over recent days craftsmen in the incense-making village of Le Minh Xuan in Binh Chanh district of Ho Chi Minh City have been hard at work as they strive to meet orders for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

Incense offering ceremonies in tribute to Vietnamese and Lao martyrs were organised at the Laos-Vietnam Combat Alliance Monument in Thoulakhom district, and the monument dedicated to Vietnamese martyrs in Kasy district of Vientiane province on July 26.

VOV.VN - South China Morning Post (SCMP) of Hong Kong (China) recently published an article highlighting Quang Phu Cau village as a great place to visit as incense artisans of the capital keep a ‘core’ 100-year tradition alive.

Various activities were held in many places around the world to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh, who is hailed as a brilliant leader, a national liberation hero of Vietnam, a world cultural figure, an exemplary international communist soldier, and a close friend of peace-loving and socially progressive nations worldwide.