The Yen Tu Spring Festival will open on February 25 (the 10th day of the Lunar New Year), in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, kicking off the National Tourism Year hosted by the locality.
In the 12th lunar month, people from the Mong ethnic group in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes, Mai Chau district, are busy preparing for the traditional Tet holiday and Gau Tao festival – one of their most important spring festivals
(HBO) - At Da Bac Secondary School and High School of Ethnic Boarding in Da Bac District, Vietnam Education Union, Vietnam Television and Education Union of the province cooperated to organize the program of " Tết sum vầy – Gathering for Tet" for managers, teachers and pupils of Da Bac District on the occasion of Lunar New Year in 2018.
A series of cultural and art activities, on the theme of ‘Spring in all regions of the country’, will be held at the Vietnam National Villages For Ethnic Culture And Tourism in Son Tay District, Hanoi on February 24-25.
(HBO) - At the Provincial Fair and Exhibition Center in Hoa Binh Square of Hoa Binh City, the provincial People's Committee held the opening ceremony of Hoa Binh spring flower fair in Lunar New Year 2018. It was attended by Mr. Bui Van Tinh, Member of the Central Party Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Quang, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee; Mr. Bui Van Khanh, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Hoa Binh spring flower fair in Lunar New Year has more than 100 booths,in which there are 70 stores of products for Tet; 5,000 m2 of displaying flowers, ornamental plants from organizations, enterprises and business households inside and outside the province.
A ceremony to plant Neu pole (a tall bamboo tree with red garment strips used to ward off evil spirits during Tet) was organised at Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on February 8.
(HBO) – In order to celebrate the 88th anniversary of the foundation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (3/2/1930 - 3/2/2018) and to celebrate the New Year of 2018, the People's Committee of Luong Son District held an Exchanging Performance Night with the theme "Full Belief with the Party".
The annual Spring Calligraphy Festival will be held at the Literature Lake, a part of the Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) on February 9-25.
(HBO) - The Dao ethnic people have their own language, but their writing is being lost. In order to preserve and develop the indigenous knowledge of the nation, Ly Van Henh, in Cao Son commune (Da Bac), who understands the language, the writing and preserves many ancient Dao books, has opened free classes to teach the local people to read and write the ancient Nom- Dao writing with an expectation of preserving and keeping the traditional culture of his ethnic nation.
A traditional Tet space, featuring a wide variety of traditional cultural activities, is underway in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from February 2 to 20, promising to offer visitors an opportunity to enjoy a traditional taste of Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year).
The Khong gian Viet (Viet space) display area was officially put into operation in the Co Loa Citadel on February 1 as part of efforts to diversify cultural activities in the national historical-cultural relic
The annual Spring Fair will kick off at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (VECCA) in Hanoi on February 2, providing visitors with the chance to enjoy the early atmosphere of Tet (lunar New Year) festival.
(HBO) – For Muong ethnic people in the northern province of Hoa Binh, especially those from Lac Son district, gong is a national instrument with the most sacred sound in their cultural life.
(HBO) – Fifty-nine festivals, including six at the district level and 53 others at the communal and hamlet levels, were organised in Hoa Binh in 2017. The province is working to enhance the management of local festivals so as to bring into play their fine traditions and tackle shortcomings.
The Vietnam Jungle Marathon (VJM) is set to start in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in the central province of Thanh Hoa from April 13 to April 15.
The Hollywood blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island”, which was shot in Vietnam, has received an Oscar nomination for Visual Effects.
Beautiful sights of Russia during four seasons promise to charm Vietnamese audiences when the serial Tinh khuc Bach Duong (Love Stories in the Land of Birch) is broadcast.
A wide range of cultural activities to reveal the depth of traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations will take place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel from January 24. The programmes for children will run until January 27.
(HBO) – Mong Hoa Commune has been known as the "cradle” of Muong ethnic culture in Ky Son district for a long time. With 70% of Muong ethnic people living in the area, the living conditions were so difficult and mainly based on agriculture producing but still making great effort to preserve the traditional culture identities, Mong Hoa commune is keeping and transferring a lot of typical values of Muong ethnic minority, especially the Gong culture.
The Siberian Patterns folk dance ensemble from Russia has registered to perform in the Hue Festival 2018, announced the organising committee on January 21.
More than 1,000 artifacts uncovered during the excavation and restoration of towers in the world heritage site of My Son sanctuary in the central province of Quang Nam have been digitalised thanks to the assistance of experts from Italy and India.
A cherry blossom festival will return to Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat city, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, from January 26-28.
A cherry blossom festival will return to Tuyen Lam Lake in Da Lat city of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from January 26-28.
(HBO) – The Gong sounds resonate through the mountains to inform the opening ceremony of Muong Thang season festival (Cao Phong). Grandmothers, mothers and ladies wore their beautiful and colorful costumes to participate in the opening ceremony of the Gong festival. The chanting Gong sounds urged people everywhere to gather and attend the opening ceremony of Muong Thang season festival.
