The Yen Tu Spring Festival officially kicked off on February 6, the 10th day of the first lunar month, at the Yen Tu Historical Site in Uong Bi City, the northern province of Quang Ninh.
President Tran Dai Quang joined the “Spring in all Regions Nationwide” Festival 2017 at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Ha Noi on February 4, during which he extended New Year wishes to all ethnic groups across Viet Nam.
Tens of thousands of locals in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang as well as tourists flocked to Chiem Hoa District on February 4 to join the Long Tong (going to the field) festival, a unique and most typical agricultural festival of the Tay, a big ethnic minority group in the locality.
The 3rd Mong Ethnic Cultural Festival 2017 officially kicked off at the Central Stadium of Meo Vac District, Ha Giang Province on February 4.
The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Vien District, the northern province of Ninh Binh, on February 2 (the sixth day of the first lunar month).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on February 1 joined leaders of ministries, sectors, Ha Noi authorities and people at the festival celebrating the 228th anniversary of Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da Victory against the Chinese Qing invaders, which opened at Dong Da Cultural Park.
The Dong Ky firecracker procession festival kicked off in Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province, on January 31, drawing the participation of thousands of villagers and visitors.
The 2017 Spring Flower Street opened on January 26 in Thu Dau Mot City, the central province of Binh Duong, under the theme ‘Binh Duong – 20 years of development’.
The annual Nguyen Hue Flower Street Festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on January 25 under the theme ‘The City Named after President Ho Chi Minh – Aspiration for a Bright Future’.
Over 200 beautiful peach trees in full blossom are on display at the Peach Flower Festival, which is being held for the first time in the northern province of Lang Son.
The Southeastern province of Dong Nai on January 22 evening opened the Nguyen Van Tri Spring Flower and Walking Street by the Dong Nai River to welcome the Lunar New Year 2017.
A Khen (panpipe) Festival will open for the first time from January 30 to February 12 in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province.