According to Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa, Vice Chairwoman of the People’s Committee of the district, after nine years of organisation, the market has become one of the most attractive tourist destinations of the district and the city as a whole in Spring.

Performance of “don ca tai tu” (southern amateur singing) at the Ho Chi Minh City floating Tet flower market.

The floating market, running along Tau Hu-Ben Nghe canal, will stay open until January 31 - the last day of the Lunar year - gathering more than 500 sellers from many famous flower hubs such as Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Thap and Lam Dong.

Along with flowers and ornamental plants, visitors can also enjoy performance of art and “don ca tai tu” (southern amateur singing), decorating art and a photo exhibition.

This year’s event also includes competitions of decoration of floating flower boats and flower houses; making Banh Chung (the cube-shaped rice cake) and Banh Tet (the cylindrical-shaped rice cake); flower arrangement; and a photo contest with the theme of the beauty of the city’s floating flower market.

The same day, a Tet flower market was also opened in District 12, along with a flower street on Le Thi Rieng street in the district.

To ensure safety against Covid-19, the organisation board advised visitors to follow the “5K message” of the Ministry of Health while joining the flower market.

Worship traditions during Lunar New Year Festival

Vietnamese families started to prepare for Tet (Lunar New Year) festival since the 23rd day of the last lunar month.

Top Vietnamese, Chinese leaders exchange Lunar New Year greetings

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping exchanged their letters of Lunar New Year greetings on January 25.

Foreign envoys join lunar New Year experience in Hanoi

Nearly 30 foreign ambassadors and representatives of foreign offices and international organisations in Hanoi on January 23 had a visit to Duong Lam ancient village in the outskirts of Hanoi and a look into activities of the Vietnamese lunar New Year.

2022 Lunar New Year holiday to last five days

The 2022 Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will last from January 31 through February 4, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vietnamese Lunar New Year products introduced at French supermarket

Carrefour Group and the Vietnam Trade Office in France, jointly held an opening ceremony for the Vietnam New Year Week, at Carrefour Ormesson supermarket, on the outskirts of Paris on January 20, to mark the occasion of the upcoming Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Source: NDO/VNA