VOV.VN - British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew and British Consul General Emily Hamblin send their special wishes to Vietnamese people celebrating the lunar New Year (Tet) in Vietnam.

Family reunion is a long-standing tradition during the Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest holiday celebration of the year for the Vietnamese people.

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.

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 - While Vietnamese people are celebrating their traditional lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, border guards of Long An province go through their daily routine to ensure security, order and safety for local people to celebrate the traditional festival.

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 - The Spring Book Street Festival opened on the evening of January 19 with the theme of "Ho Chi Minh City - Happy and prosperous” to welcome the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.