Vietnamese people living in Laos and Thailand on February 24 celebrated the First Full Moon Festival, also known as Thuong Nguyen or Nguyen Tieu.

Vietnam’s traditional festivals as well as those which are shaping up their brand, are adding lustre to local tourism while spurring the country to join hands with other ASEAN member states to develop sustainable festival tourism.

VOV.VN - Despite rainy conditions, many markets throughout Hanoi were packed with people shopping for offerings for the the first full moon of the year, known as Tet Nguyen Tieu, from the early morning of February 24.

VOV.VN - State President Vo Van Thuong on February 24 attended the opening of the “spring festival in all regions of the country” at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A pig procession festival was held in La Phu village of Hanoi's Hoai Duc district on February 22 evening, drawing plenty of attention from local people and visitors.

VOV.VN - A total of 207 boats and 500 people took part in a water procession event in the opening ceremony of the Tam Chuc pagoda festival held in Kim Bang district in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 21, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month.

VOV.VN - A river festival is set to be held from May 31 to June 8 in Ho Chi Minh City for the second time, with a series of cultural and entertainment activities taking place related to the southern city’s waterways for locals and tourists.

VOV.VN - Thousands of pilgrims and visitors flocked to Yen Tu Mountain, dubbed the Buddhist land in Vietnam, in northern Quang Ninh province, on February 19 to take part in the opening of the annual spring festival for Buddhist pilgrims.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Japan festival took place in Higashi Hiroshima city of Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture on February 18, featuring a myriad of exciting activities to celebrate Vietnam’s lunar New Year and diplomatic relations between the two countries (1973-2024).

The Pink Spring blood donation this year kicked off on February 18, the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, earlier than in previous years, said the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).