Horses have long been a familiar part of Vietnamese culture, accompanying people from daily life and farming to the battlefield, and often appearing alongside images of generals, deities, honour, and scholarly achievement.

A delegation from the Lao Embassy in Russia, led by Ambassador Shiphandone Oybuabuddy, visited and extended Lunar New Year greetings to officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Moscow on February 13, as the festive atmosphere of the Year of the Horse 2026 approaches.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 14 visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, and offered incense in tribute to late leaders of the Party and State on the occasion of the Year of the Horse 2026.

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 - National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on February 12 paid Lunar New Year (Tet) visits to former Party and State leaders in Ho Chi Minh City ahead of the upcoming Year of the Horse.

VOV.VN - The annual spring calligraphy festival will return to Ho Van area, within the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam Special National Relic, Hanoi, on February 11 to kick-start a series of cultural activities in celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026.

VOV.VN - During the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Binh Ngo) 2026, Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh province is expected to welcome six luxury cruise ship calls, bringing thousands of high-end international visitors from Europe and Hong Kong (China).

VOV.VN - In the run-up to the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, workshops in Bat Trang pottery village, Hanoi, are operating at full capacity to meet rising demand for horse-shaped figurines ahead of Tet.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Tet Festival 2026 to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year of the Horse opened at the Youth Cultural House, Ho Chi Minh City, on February 1, offering a vibrant cultural space that celebrates the beauty of traditional Tet customs.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City will hold fireworks displays at 17 locations on Lunar New Year’s Eve for the Year of the Horse 2026, including four sites featuring a combination of high- and low-altitude fireworks and 13 sites with low-altitude displays only.