This year’s festival was held at Battalion 8 with the participation of eight teams Audience encouraging competitors Rice, bean, meat… are put into a shape Team members closely working with one another to have best products Decorating the final products Examining the final products Final products of participating teams The organizers presenting prizes to the three outstanding teams * The District 12 People’s Committee organized a Chung cake wrapping contest, with the participation of members of the district’s affiliated organs and military units in the area in celebration of the Lunar New Year (Tet). A corner of the contest A team from the District 12 Military Command Troops of Regiment 276, Air Defense Division 367 has joined the competition three times. The cakes made at the festival will be presented to needy households in the locality. Translated by Minh Anh
Diverse activities, including visits to poor households, Spring Fairs and art performances, have been organized in many localities throughout the country to celebrate the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) Festival. *** Since the 20th of lunar December, delegations from the southern province of An Giang have paid New Year visits to many families of war invalids, fallen combatants and heroic mothers. This year, An Giang has allocated VND9 billion for activities in support of poor households and families of social policy beneficiaries. The provincial Red Cross Association has mobilized more than VND1 billion to repair houses for 200 poor households…... [read more]
HA NOI (VNS) — Gardeners in Nhat Tan flower village on the edge of Ha Noi's West Lake are busier these days due to the blooming of a variety of flowers, particular peach flowers for the Lunar New Year Tet holiday. This year, the Tet holiday falls in early February gardeners are plucking peach leaves now so that the trees will have young green leaves, buds and blossoms for Tet, a local gardener Nguyen Van Sang said. Sang said that he usually spent most of the day in his four sao (each sao is equal to 360 sq.m) peach garden.…... [read more]
Gardeners in Nhat Tan flower village on the edge of Ha Noi's West Lake are busier these days due to the blooming of a variety of flowers, particular peach flowers for the Lunar New Year Tet holiday. This year, the Tet holiday falls in early February gardeners are plucking peach leaves now so that the trees will have young green leaves, buds and blossoms for Tet, a local gardener Nguyen Van Sang said. Sang said that he usually spent most of the day in his four sao (each sao is equal to 360 sq.m) peach garden. His wife sometimes helped…... [read more]
It has become a normal occurrence for overseas Vietnamese singers to visit Vietnam to celebrate Tet (the Lunar New Year) and perform during the holidays. She has been to Vietnam many times to perform but this is her first visit to celebrate Tet and she will also perform at Van Nghe music club in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on February 14 and 15. "Looking at people going shopping and visiting their relatives' graves, I feel uneasy. The Tet atmosphere in my homeland brings back memories from the past. But thinking about the two nights of performance, when I…... [read more]
On the first days of the 2016 Lunar New Year, the warm and sunny weather created favourable condition for Hanoi residents to flock to the streets to enjoy the Tet atmosphere as well as go to pagodas. Numerous families out to enjoy Tet atmosphere. People dressed up to wander around Hoan Kiem (Sword) Lake. People capture meaningful moments on the first days of the Lunar New Year. The electric cars take foreign visitors to relic sites and other beautiful sites in Hanoi. A large number of people flock to Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) to pray for good…... [read more]
