The Lunar New Year holidays (Tet) are magical in Hanoi with sidewalks, street lamps, storefronts and government offices richly adorned with festive lights, flowers and ornaments.


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Trang Tien Street is festooned with strings of lights and ornamental decorations dangling between the stately trees that line the thoroughfare casting a soft TET holiday glow.






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The passion and love of Hanoians for TET is reflected in how people decorate the city for the holidays. Above: a peach tree ornament adorns the Temple of Literature.






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On Ba Trieu Street, a storefront spruces up the holidays with a decorative image of the national flag shrouded by brilliant pink and yellow flowering peach and apricot branches.







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Festive lights illuminate the State Bank of Vietnam main office on Le Lai Street.







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A peach tree arch on Dien Bien Phu Street symbolizes that good life and fortune will come to all that pass beneath. 







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A lotus float in front of the State Bank of Vietnam beckons a message of long life, health, honour and good luck to all. 






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Ngo Quyen Street.







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Trang Tien Street.


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