The essence of the traditional culture of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands was showcased at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi on February 13.
The San Diu ethnic minority group, who live in northern mountainous areas with a population of nearly 147,000, celebrate quite a lot of festivals the most important of which is Tet, the lunar New Year festival.
The 3-month Huong Pagoda Festival, the largest in Viet Nam, officially opened in Ha Noi’s My Duc district on February 13 or the sixth day of the lunar New Year, with the attendance of about 50,000 pilgrims.
Cultural values of the Mong ethnic group in Ha Giang’s Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark were the highlight of a festival held in the northern mountainous province’s Meo Vac district from February 13 to 15.
Hue Festival 2016 will take place from April 29 to May 4 with various culture, sport and art activities.
Passing down through generations and continued with equal enthusiasm today, “Xong dat” (first footing), a Tet tradition in Viet Nam, has always been associated with hopes for a fruitful year ahead.
The People’s Committee of Hoi An city, a World Heritage site in central Quang Nam province has held a number of activities to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Ho Chi Minh City’s annual Spring Flower Festival opened at Tao Dan Park and on Cong Truong Quoc Te Street on February 3 as part of activities to welcome the Lunar New Year (Tet).
The annual Lunar New Year (TET) Calligraphy Festival has opened at the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam) located south of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel at 58 Van Mieu Street in the Dong Da District of Ha Noi.
(TITC) – In 2015, with the chain of ebullient, unique culture and tourism events, Da Nang attracted 4.6 million visitor arrivals. Especially, this is the first time the city has welcomed over 1 million international visitor arrivals. Da Nang has also voted as one of the most attractive emerging destinations in the region by many international travel magazines and websites.
On January 30, 2016 the biking trip of the U.S. Ambassador - Ted Osius arrived in the Imperial City of Hue ending an 840km cycle tour that departed from Ha Noi to promote the collaboration between the two countries in many fields.
A spring festival kicked off at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Ha Noi on January 29 as part of the activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) and the 86th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3, 1930-2016).