VOV.VN - Some 56 traffic accidents occurred nationwide on January 29, the first day of the Lunar New Year, resulting in 17 fatalities and 45 injuries, reported the Traffic Police Department.

VOV.VN - Hanoi donned a rare tranquil beauty on the morning of Lunar New Year’s Day 2025, with their usual hustle and bustle of the capital city giving way to a calm and serene atmosphere.

VOV.VN - Cruise ship Silver Dawn docked at Ha Long International Port of Quang Ninh province on January 29, the first day of the lunar New Year 2025, brining approximately 500 foreign visitors to the province.

VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong on lunar New Year’s Day (January 29) visited House 67 at the Ho Chi Minh Relic Complex within the Presidential Palace in Hanoi to offer incense in remembrance of President Ho Chi Minh (1890 – 1969).

VOV.VN - After an impressive year with significant victories in both international and domestic competitions, Vietnamese football stars have engaged in various activities, including visiting fans and spending time with their families, to ring in the lunar New Year of the Snake 2025.

Giving away lucky money is a traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) custom through which Vietnamese people exchange the best wishes with one another, hoping for a year of peace and good luck.

According to traditional belief, what starts well will end well, so the first guest to enter the house after midnight on the Lunar New Year’s Eve is believed to have a bearing on the family’s fortune throughout the year.

The Vietnamese communities around the world have organised various vibrant festive activities to celebrate Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important traditional festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

VOV.VN - Right after the moment of transition into the Lunar Year of the Snake 2025, hordes of people converge on Tay Ho Temple in Hanoi to pray and make offerings on the first day of the new year.

VOV.VN - Vibrant and colourful fireworks displays lit up the skies of the capital city of Hanoi at midnight on New Year’s Eve on January 28 evening, carrying with them hopes for a joyful, happy, and successful New Year of the Snake.