The sound of drum beats and the smell of incense  woke up villagers of Thủ Lễ in central Thừa Thiên- Huế Province early Thursday morning (Feb 2) for the traditional wrestling competition.

 French photographer Réhahn Croquevielle once again dazzled visitors with his latest private art gallery, which opened in the central province of Quảng Nam’s ancient town of Hội An in early January.

 An exhibition named Chào Xuân Đinh Dậu 2017 (Year of the Rooster 2017) was held to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the foundation day of Communist Party of Việt Nam on Friday. 

 Museum visitors can now use their smartphone to explore and understand artifacts with Friendly Guide, an application recently developed by a group of IT students, without the help of a museum guide.

 New-year writing, buffalo decorating, Đuổm Temple and Mother Âu Cơ Festivals are among the many cultural activities that take place across Việt Nam in the upcoming festival season of the lunar new year.

 With the conclusion of the 65th Miss Universe pageant, Vietnam sealed a spot on the Missosology Timeless Beauty Top 20.

President Tran Dai Quang attended the annual Tich Dien (ploughing) festival in Doi Son commune, Ha Nam on February 3, which praises for a bumper rice harvest in 2017 – the Year of the Rooster.

 Nem Thuong Village’s traditional pig slaughtering festival in Bac Ninh Province, is still being held in private despite the huge public outcry.

 Young men in Thuy Linh village, Hoang Mai district, Ha Noi competed in the locality’s traditional ‘lucky ball’ scrambling festival on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).

 Young Vietnamese actress/director/producer Ngo Thanh Van has revealed that she is joining the cast of Hollywood blockbuster ‘Bright’ directed by David Ayer.

It is said that the first lunar month in Vietnam is for celebrations. A myriad of cultural, historical and religious events are held after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

A host of traditional spring festivals have kicked off in different cities and provinces across the country.

  A group of dance therpay artists from the Stephen Petronio Company will perform at the Hanoi Opera House and host workshops for disabled children in the famework of DanceMotion USA on February 12 and 14.

Hundreds of people flocked to Gia Vien, a village on the outskirts of Hue, early this morning to cheer the swinging chair game, called đu tiên in the Vietnamese language.

 The German Resonanz Ensemble will present their Urban String concert in Ha Noi on February 13 as part of their Asian tour.

There are few sights as magnificent as the 100-year-old apricot trees with their branches full of blossom at the village of Phuoc Dinh in Vinh Long Province during Tet.

Many retailers are dancing enthusiastically in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City as restaurants and stores reopen for business on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year following the long Tet holiday.

 In the Bahnar ethnic group’s community in Glar commune, Dac Hoa district, Gia Lai province, the trades of sculpting, forging and carpentry are considered as men’s jobs while wine making and brocade weaving are the typical trades of women.

 The festival of Huong Pagoda, one of the biggest traditional festivals in Vietnam, kicked off in Huong Son commune of My Duc district, Hanoi, on February 2 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year).

 Major traditional festivals in Vietnam this month