The one-day Tet Viet (Vietnamese lunar new year) event will include the erection of a cay neu (tall bamboo pole) and folk-art performance at the entrance of Ngoc Son Temple in Hoan Kiem Lake, Dinh Tien Hoang street.

People erect a 'cay neu' (symbolic bamboo tree) at the Tet Viet event in 2018 in the Communal House in Le Mat Village in Long Bien District, Hanoi.

The bamboo pole will be stripped of its leaves, except for a tuft at the top. Symbolic objects including bows, arrows, bells, gongs and other leaves to ward off evil spirits will be hung on the tree with the hope that the bad luck of the previous year will be chased away, and everyone has a happy new year.

Traditional singing will be on show at Kim Ngan Communal House in Hang Bac street, together with a display of folk art, like Dong Ho and Kim Hoang painting genres.

At a nearby ancient house on 87 Ma May street, artisans will make banh chung (square sticky rice dumplings), draw calligraphy and practise the lunar year-end worship ceremony.

At the Centre for Cultural Exchange in 57 Dao Duy Tu street, members of the group and visitors will exchange and perform music and singing.

Tet Viet, which has been hosted by the group every year since 2016 in So Village in Quoc Oai district, Le Mat village in Long Bien, has drawn thousands of participants and has been highly appreciated by cultural workers and tourists.

The Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal Houses) group gathers dozens of people from all walks of life who are keen on preserving the ancient values of communal houses.

This year, the group chose to host the event at Hanoi’s Old Quarter as a cultural event to celebrate the 1,010th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi (1010-2020) to commemorate ancestors who built the capital, according to the group’s head Nguyen Duc Binh.

“We hope to draw many tourists so they can learn about traditional Vietnamese customs during the lunar new year,” he said.

Entrance is free to all activities, yet the group welcomes financial contributions from individuals and agencies. All its members are encouraged to wear traditional long dress at the event.

Provincial Chairman Duong Van Thai pays pre-Tet visits to religious dignitaries

(BGO)- Duong Van Thai, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on 7 January visited and extended Tet greetings to the religious dignitaries. He was accompanied by leaders of the Department of Home Affairs, Office of the provincial People’s Committee and the Committee for Religious Affairs.

Officials pay pre-Tet visits to the poor

Officials from the Party, State, Government, and National Assembly visited poor people ahead the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest holiday in Vietnam.

Provincial Permanent Vice Chairman Lai Thanh Son extends Tet greeting to some FDI enterprises

(BGO) - Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee of Bac Giang province Lai Thanh Son on 6 January visited and extend Tet greetings to some foreign direct investment (FDI) companies including JA Solar Vietnam Company Limited, Luxshare-ICT Vietnam, Shin Sung Vina, Sameun Electronics Vina in Song Khe-Noi Hoang Industrial Park (Bac Giang city) and Quang Chau Industrial Park (Viet Yen district). 

Provincial Chairman Duong Van Thai extends Tet greeting to FDI enterprises

(BGO) – On January 6, Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Duong Van Thai and leaders of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Office of the PPC, Management Board of the provincial industrial parks (IP) paid a visit and extend Tet greeting to some businesses with foreign direct investment (FDI), including FuGiang Company Limited, New Wing Interconnect Company Limited, Vina Solar Technology Vietnam Company Limited, Wonjin Vina Company Limited (Van Trung IP). 

NA Vice Chairwoman presents Tet gifts to Nghe An people

Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong on January 6 joined a programme to present gifts to people in the central province of Nghe An ahead of the traditional 2020 Lunar New Year (Tet).

Source: VNA