Tet (Lunar New Year) is always an interesting experience for foreigners in Vietnam. Enjoying the Tet atmosphere, foreign ambassadors have shared their feelings about the biggest traditional festival in the country.

The festival which best epitomises Vietnam's cultural identity is the Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

An incense-offering ceremony was held at the top of Nghia Linh Mountain in the northern province of Phu Tho in commemoration of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 21 (the last day of the last lunar month).

VOV.VN - In the lead-up to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, porters working in Long Bien wholesale market, the largest of its kind in Hanoi, have a heavier workload due to the increasing demand for fruit and other goods for Tet celebration.

VOV.VN - Many streets throughout Hanoi have been colourfully decorated with national flags, bulbs, flowers, and numerous slogans to ring in the lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited doctors of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district on January 21 – the last day of the 12th lunar month.

Ancestor worship, an ancient Vietnamese tradition, is a ritual practice paying tribute to deceased family members and reminding people of their roots.

VOV.VN - Ambassador Marc Evans Knapper extended Tet greetings to Vietnamese people on the threshold of their Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - Despite assuming the duty far away from the mainland, troops on DK1 platform spend time making decorations and preparing traditional dishes for a cozy, joyful and jubilant lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - Leaders of countries, political parties and international organizations have sent greetings to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in celebration of the 2023 New Year and Vietnam’s lunar New Year festival.