Festivals

Tet has arrived in Vietnam and people have many ways to celebrate the biggest festive holiday of the year.

Tet is a magic time when ancient customs and beliefs live on, Thuy Duong tell us about how a family in Hanoi celebrates a typical traditional Tet.

You should know do's and don'ts to avoid awkward moments in Vietnam during Tet celebration.

Fire is set in stoves across the country to burn joss paper, votive boots, hats and other offerings for the Gods while living carps are released to ponds and lakes.

Mouse figurines and adornments are hot sale items as the Year of Mouse is drawing near.

The visitors may grab chances to taste some classy dishes by chefs from French restaurants in Hanoi with affordable prices.

The most significant ritual of the New Year event is the Neu pole raising ceremony at the Ngoc Son Temple’s gate by Hoan Kiem lake.

This is an occasion for Hanoi to honor and promote the rich and long-standing cultural and intellectual values as well as the humanistic culture of the land of the Rising Dragon.

Many embassies participate in the event for charitable work.

The activities taking place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay district of Hanoi.

Visitors to the event will be served the imported Beaujolais wine as well as tasting the special dished from the five most popular French restaurants in Hanoi.

The event introduces several folk dances, folk singing, cuisines, and local products, which show the Vietnamese ethnic groups’ cultures and customs.

This year's event will mark the participants of some renown artists from Vietnam and South Korea namely Ha Le, Min, Kim, Dong Joon, Dynamic Duo, among others.

Kind-hearted people have made efforts to help disadvantaged children enjoy cheerful atmosphere of the Mid-autumn Festival.

The event will involve around 300 artists from 15 ethnic minorities, including Mong, Kho Mu, Thai, Tay, Muong, Dao, Ta Oi, Co Tu, E-de, among others.

20 years ago, Hanoi was honored by UNESCO with the title during a ceremony held in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. Hanoi remains the only capital in the Asia-Pacific region being conferred the recognition.

In 2013, Vietnam’s Hoi An city and Germany’s Wernigerode town signed an agreement, marking the debut of a sisterhood between two cities.

Hanoi People’s Committee will organize many activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the city’s recognition as City for Peace by the UNESCO General Assembly.

The festival has made Da Nang one of Vietnam’s top tourism destinations for summer.

The exhibition consists of four thematic sections on ethnic culture, municipal culture, historical culture and landscape culture.