On February 1, leaders of the HCM City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front will lay wreaths and offer incense to pay respect to late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ton Duc Thang Museum and Ho Chi Minh monument park.

Nguyen Hue flower street celebrates the Year of the Pig.

On February 5 (the first day of the year in the lunar calendar), the southern economic hub will treat locals and visitors to firework performances at five venues – the Dam Sen cultural park in District 11, the history-culture park in District 9, Can Gio district, Cu Chi tunnel in Cu Chi district and Hiep Phuoc industrial park in Nha Be district.

In District 1, a Tet exhibition will run on Dong Khoi street, while a flower festival is scheduled for Tao Dan park, both from January 30 to February 10. Nguyen Hue flower street and Mac Thi Buoi – Nguyen Hue – Ngo Duc Ke book street will open between February 2 and 8, featuring new activities and nearly 100,000 books.

The history-culture park and 24 local districts will hold a Banh Tet (round glutinous rice cake) festival on January 30 and 31. Banh Tet is a traditional cake enjoyed by southern Vietnamese people on the occasion of the lunar New Year, a variant of the north’s Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake).

Various activities of culture, art and sports held to welcome New Year 2019

(BGO) – The national holiday will start from December 29, 2018, till January 1, 2019, on the occasion of New Year 2019. Various exciting activities of culture, art and sports are scheduled across the northern province of Bac Giang. 

 

Many activities at Bac Giang Spring Festival and Tourism - Culture Week 2019

(BGO) - From February 14-20, 2019 (from the 10th to 16th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Pig), in Bac Giang province, the Spring Festival and Tourism – Culture Week 2019 will take place with the theme "Discovering the sacred land of Tay Yen Tu".

 

Central region to host diverse activities to celebrate New Year 2019

Cities and provinces in Vietnam’s central region will host a wide range of activities in celebration of New Year 2019.

 

Activities mark founding anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army

An arts programme was held in Hanoi on December 19 by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Ministry of Public Security to mark the 74th founding anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army (1944-2018).

 

Kon Tum Provincial Culture Week features many activities

The Kon Tum provincial Culture-Tourism Week opened on December 14 in Kon Tum City, featuring many cultural activities of ethnic groups who live in the Central Highlands, such as gong dances, traditional costumes and cuisine.

 

Source: VNA