VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on February 18 offered incense and took part in a lunar New Year writing ritual at a memorial temple dedicated to National Hero and World Cultural Celebrity Nguyen Trai, in Nhi Khe commune of Hanoi’s Thuong Tin district.

VOV.VN - A programme aimed at introducing traditional Tet rituals is held at the foot of Yen Tu Mountain each year in order to restore Vietnamese cultural values as spring draws near.

The Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, with its unique traditions and customs, is an important part that reflects the diversity of Vietnamese culture, according to British researcher of Vietnamese politics and history Kyril Whittaker.

The Vietnam Club at the Moscow State Linguistic University (MGLU) of Russia has organised a special course, attracting most of the students of the Vietnamese language from universities in Moscow to discuss about “Tet” (the Lunar New Year) festival.

Markets form a unique feature of every rural area whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches as they carry traditional cultural values and are deeply imbued with the soul of the Vietnamese countryside.

VOV.VN - Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Marco Della Seta said that he needs to understand as much as possible about the beautiful country of Vietnam, ranging from its cultural heritage and natural landscapes to its people, lifestyle, and cuisine.

VOV.VN - The Complex of Hue monuments, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, is set to open to the public with free admission from February 10 to 12 or the first, second and third days of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), according to the Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

Ho Chi Minh City on January 31 organised a meeting with consuls general and heads of international organisations, and economic and cultural offices and business associations of foreign countries and territories in the southern metropolis.

Nearly 12,000 video entries featuring Vietnamese cultural values were sent to the “Vietnamese quintessence” contest within eight weeks since it was launched in November 2023 by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, attracting nearly 36 million views.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was visiting Vietnam, made a tour of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, the former name of present-day Hanoi, on January 30.