Calligraphy markets have begun sales 10 days before Tết (Lunar New Year), the traditional time for opening of the markets.

A variety of colourful flowers are on display at the 2018 Spring flower festival being held at the Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture on Hoang Quoc Viet Street.

 Cao Phong district is the cradle of the Muong Thang, one of four Muong branches in Hoa Binh province. Hoa Binh authorities have worked with local people to preserve the traditional culture of the Muong Thang.

The West Lake Water Park, themed ‘Tet of the Oriental’ provides a cosy atmosphere to visitors who will have the feeling of being in another Asian country together with all family members during this Lunar New Year festival.

Pham Phao, an agricultural village in Nam Dinh province, is famous for making brass instruments. Almost every household in the village has at least one person who knows music theory and can play several brass instruments.

HCM City will host cultural and amusement events at many places in the downtown area during the Tet (the Lunar New Year) holiday, which begin on February 15.

Vietnamese designer Audrey Nguyen has been invited to present her latest designs at the prestigious New York Fashion Week, scheduled for February 17 in the US.

Thuy Dung, Mau Thuy, Diem My and Will 365 have made a video clip of themselves in Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), sending best wishes to Vietnamese people on the occasion of Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A Spring Festival exhibition featuring the unique culture of the people in the southern province of Binh Phuoc will be held at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, from February 24 – 25. 

 On this day, Vietnamese families prepare a feast to worship their ancestors and teach their offspring to do good deeds.

 Vietnamese nationals and tourists alike will be entertained with dazzling fireworks shows at various sites across the country on the eve of 2018 Lunar New Year, reported Vietnam News Agency.

As a rule, the street of calligraphers appears around the HCMC Youth Cultural House on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Pham Ngoc Thach streets just a couple of weeks before the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

 The Vietnam circus festival 2018 will entertain audiences in Hanoi and the three central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh and Nghe An from March 3 to April 16, in order to welcome the Lunar New Year festival.

 A ceremony to plant Neu pole (a tall bamboo tree with red garment strips used to ward off evil spirits during Tet) was organised at Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 8.

Traditional rituals during Tet (Lunar New Year), along with a range of art performances and folk games, were re-enacted at Hanoi-based Thang Long Royal Citadel on February 7.

The streets are brimming with busy people as they flock to local shops in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to prepare for the most important traditional festival of the year – the Lunar New Year (Tet).

Hue imperial city seems to be more beautiful with yellow apricot blossoms.

 Famous young Vietnamese designer Valentines Van Nguyen has been invited to present her designs at the prestigious New York Fashion Week, which will be held in the US on February 9.

The Hue Monuments Conservation Center has announced a variety of cultural and entertainment programs will be made available in the Hue heritage area,.

 The murals painted on the sealed archways of the railway viaduct on Phung Hung Street, Hanoi have been completely finished, bringing a new, lively look to the area.