In the days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year), banana leaf growers in communes and wards such as Hong Chau and Khoai Chau in Hung Yen province are busy harvesting to supply people both domestically and internationally.
The first Lunar New Year as a daughter-in-law is always a special milestone in a woman's life, perhaps filled with joy in her new family, along with some awkwardness and silent pressure.
As December arrives, many people begin cleaning their houses to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year), and it's also a way to let go of old worries, reorganize their minds, and find peace.
No longer confined to the traditional image of celebrating Tet (Lunar New Year), today's youth see the beginning of the new year as a time to enjoy life in their own way.
The New Year's pole, erected during the traditional Tet holiday, symbolizes warding off evil spirits, helping people avoid bad luck, and bringing a peaceful new year.
The simple answers from ethnic minority students at Ta Ma Ethnic Boarding Junior High School (Dien Bien province) when asked "What is your dream?" were quite surprising.
On the occasion of the Lao New Year (Bun Pi May) and the Cambodian New Year (Chol Chhnam Thmey), senior Vietnamese leaders sent congratulatory messages to the leaders of these two countries.
On January 28th, more than 100 people dressed in traditional ao dai (Vietnamese long dress) carried trays of offerings in a procession around Hanoi's Old Quarter to reenact traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) rituals.
Despite being far from their homeland, Vietnamese celebrities living abroad still prepare elaborate feasts, decorate their homes with vibrant spring colors, and wear elegant ao dai (traditional Vietnamese dress) to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
On the 30th day of the Lunar New Year, the weather was quite pleasant, and crowds of people flocked to the spring flower street in Da Nang along the Han River to enjoy the spring festivities and take photos.
Today, January 20th (the 29th day of the 1th lunar month), the streets of Hanoi are no longer crowded with vehicles and bustling with Tet preparations like in the days before.
On the afternoon of January 19th, after the last working day of the year, many people in Hanoi rushed to the bus station with piles of luggage to catch buses back to their hometowns to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year).
Every Lunar New Year, many farming families in Son La province get together to cut branches of wild peach blossoms from their own gardens and sell them along the national highway to customers from the lowlands.
For many people from Binh Dinh who celebrate Tet away from home, among their many memories is the longing for the lively atmosphere that permeates the villages from one end to the other during the Co Nhon festival.
With the theme "Returning Home," "Spring of Peace and Harmony" brings together many famous singers, creating a spectacular art program for the traditional Lunar New Year of the Rabbit 2023.
At EXPO Dubai 2020, the Vietnam Pavilion, together with the Vietnamese community in Dubai, introduced the unique features of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year to international friends.
Although the essence of the traditional Lunar New Year remains unchanged, many aspects of it are gradually adapting to the culture of the technological age and the pace of modern life.
From the 26th day of the 11th lunar month, the Hmong people in Moc Chau, Son La, begin to take a break from farming to shop and prepare for their traditional New Year celebration.
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented Vietnamese expatriates in the Czech Republic from returning home for the traditional Lunar New Year, but they still created a festive atmosphere with their families to ease their homesickness.
This was the second time the footballer, whose father is Vietnamese and mother is Russian, celebrated Tet in Vietnam. His grandparents took him to the market and taught him how to cut banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes).
Although there are still about two weeks until the Lunar New Year of the Ox 2021, the atmosphere at Quang Ba flower market (Tay Ho, Hanoi) is already bustling with visitors buying and selling peach blossoms for Tet.
Most parents worry about not having enough time to look after their children during the Tet holiday when they have many days off, but experts say this is a good opportunity to teach children about the world around them.