Ao Dai, the traditional Vietnamese long dress, is very popular during Tet. These gowns, in the graceful traditional style or more colorful and innovative styles, enhance the charm of Vietnamese women.


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A graceful young woman in a traditional long dress. (Photo: Giang Trinh)

{keywords}Long gowns in vivid colors are favored by Vietnamese women.

{keywords}Nguyen Thuy Nga and her friends look charming in their long dresses.

{keywords}Thuy Nga, a teacher at FPT University, says every year she and her friends make a photo album of themselves wearing Ao Dai as a keepsake of Tet.


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Minh Hanh, who lives and works in Hai Phong, says Vietnamese women are more attractive when they wear Ao Dai.


{keywords}Against the busy rhythm of modern life, the Ao Dai honors the traditional values and charm of Vietnamese women.

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{keywords}The flower gardens of Nhat Tan feature bouquets of charming women in Ao Dai these days.

{keywords}Recent years have seen modern Ao Dai with innovative designs and patterns

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Children are very eager to wear Ao Dai during Tet.

{keywords}Thuy Thuy says wearing Ao Dai creates a sacred and solemn atmosphere for the Tet holiday. Thuy says she wants her children to appreciate traditional values while they are still small.

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