Celebrations of the new year rarely lacks the display of pyrotechniques - the noise and lights of which are believed to scare the evils away and herald a robust new year of good health and prosperity.


{keywords}

A street sweeper working on the New Year's Eve on Hàng Trống Street in downtown Hà Nội.



{keywords}

Foreign tourists walk along the Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake on the night of February as thousands of Hanoians flock to urban centres to welcome the New Year. 



{keywords}

People gather at President Hồ Chí Minh Statue park on a downtown pedestrian street of HCM City on the evening of February 15. 

 

{keywords}

People praying at the Bà Đá Pagoda in downtown Hà Nội.


{keywords}

Hanoians buy branches with budding leaves as a way to bring in lucks for the new year. 

{keywords}

Firework display over Thống Nhất (Unification) Park in Hà Nội. The capital city held firework shows at 30 locations this year. 

{keywords}

Firework show in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

{keywords}

Fireworks explode in the skies of Vị Thanh City of the southern province of Hậu Giang. 

{keywords}

Families enjoy time together on the Bạch Đằng flower street as they wait for the New Year in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

{keywords}

A music show to ring in the new year in the southern province of Cà Mau.

{keywords} 

Foreign tourists join in the festive mood as Hà Nội people celebrate the new year. 

{keywords}

Thousands of people flock to Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake area in downtown Hà Nội on the night of February 15, one of the prime locations to watch New Year’s firework display. 

{keywords}

A mother and her child take a selfie in Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake of Hà Nội.

{keywords}

Traditional art performances held on the Lunar New Year’s Eve in Hà Nội. 


VNS

Foreign tourists walk along the Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake on the night of February as thousands of Hanoians flock to urban centres to welcome the New Year. 

People gather at President Hồ Chí Minh Statue park on a downtown pedestrian street of HCM City on the evening of February 15. 

People praying at the Bà Đá Pagoda in downtown Hà Nội. 

Hanoians buy branches with budding leaves as a way to bring in lucks for the new year. 

Firework display over Thống Nhất (Unification) Park in Hà Nội. The capital city held firework shows at 30 locations this year. 

Firework show in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

Fireworks explode in the skies of Vị Thanh City of the southern province of Hậu Giang. 

Families enjoy time together on the Bạch Đằng flower street as they wait for the New Year in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

A music show to ring in the new year in the southern province of Cà Mau. 

Foreign tourists join in the festive mood as Hà Nội people celebrate the new year. 

Thousands of people flock to Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake area in downtown Hà Nội on the night of February 15, one of the prime locations to watch New Year’s firework display. 

A mother and her child take a selfie in Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake of Hà Nội.

Traditional art performances held on the Lunar New Year’s Eve in Hà Nội. 

Foreign tourists walk along the Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake on the night of February as thousands of Hanoians flock to urban centres to welcome the New Year. 

People gather at President Hồ Chí Minh Statue park on a downtown pedestrian street of HCM City on the evening of February 15. 

People praying at the Bà Đá Pagoda in downtown Hà Nội. 

Hanoians buy branches with budding leaves as a way to bring in lucks for the new year. 

Firework display over Thống Nhất (Unification) Park in Hà Nội. The capital city held firework shows at 30 locations this year. 

Firework show in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

Fireworks explode in the skies of Vị Thanh City of the southern province of Hậu Giang. 

Families enjoy time together on the Bạch Đằng flower street as they wait for the New Year in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

A music show to ring in the new year in the southern province of Cà Mau. 

Foreign tourists join in the festive mood as Hà Nội people celebrate the new year. 

Thousands of people flock to Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake area in downtown Hà Nội on the night of February 15, one of the prime locations to watch New Year’s firework display. 

A mother and her child take a selfie in Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake of Hà Nội.

Traditional art performances held on the Lunar New Year’s Eve in Hà Nội.