The annual event is designed to support disadvantaged people and Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the central Quang Tri province and Hanoi, as well as ethnic minority communities in the poorer communes of Thai Nguyen province in the north, on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

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About 700 gift sets containing chung cakes, rice, confectionery, and clothes will be presented to poor people.

Additionally, artisans from Uoc Le traditional craft village in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai district will join in the event and teach participants how to make the cake.

A Neu pole (a tall bamboo tree with red garment strips) was also recently erected at the village. The Neu pole is believed to ward off ghosts and demons from entering the community during Tet. It also directs ancestors seeking the path home for the Lunar New Year holiday. The custom is also practiced in some other Asian countries besides Vietnam.

Previously, the MCST announced that various cultural and art activities are set to be held at the village throughout January.

The events are designed to introduce festivals and customs at the beginning of the year, as well as the traditional activities of various ethnic groups during Tet. They will feature nearly 100 members of 14 ethnic groups at the village.

Tet bonus in Ho Chi Minh City rises 25 percent

The average bonus for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) in Ho Chi Minh City has been reported at more than 10.3 million VND (444.47 USD), a 25 percent rise compared to last year, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs.

 

English Festival held under “Tet Holiday” theme

(BGO) – Le Quy Don Secondary School (Bac Giang city) on January 8 organized English Festival under the theme of “Tet Holiday”, drawing nearly 650 students at the schools, the staff, teachers and parent representatives of 19 classes. 

 

HCM City brings warm Tet to policy beneficiaries, poor people

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City plans to spend some 800 billion VND (34.5 million USD) on gifts to policy beneficiaries and impoverished households in the city as the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2019 nears.

 

Bac Giang holds “United Tet Festival 2019”

(BGO) – The plan of “United Tet Festival 2019” has been launched by the Labor Confederation in the northern province of Bac Giang to build up a happy and cozy environment, helping care for material and spiritual life to the laborers in the upcoming Lunar New Year. 

 

Bac Giang leaders extend Tet Greetings to Chinese and Korean Embassy

(BGO) – The Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Nguyen Van Linh on January 8 paid a visit and extended New Year Greetings to the newly-accredited Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 with the leader of the provincial Department of Foreign Affair (DoFA) and several Chinese enterprises investing in the province in attendance.

 

Source: VNA