Culture

(VEN) - The world’s leading culinary guide Michelin Guide has selected 10 culinary destinations to explore in 2025, of which Da Nang is a new name, standing out with fresh seafood and dishes rich in local flavors.

The Yen Tu Spring Festival in the northern province of Quang Ninh attracted nearly 20,000 domestic and foreign visitors on its opening day (February 7).

The Party Committee and People's Committee of Soc Trang province where more than 35% of total population are ethnic minorities have always paid attention to preserving and promoting the traditional values of local ethnic minorities.

The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will host a series of cultural activities from February 14-16 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet).

My Duc district in Hanoi, home to the magnificent the Huong Son Landscape Complex, also known as Huong Pagoda, has pulled out all the stops in preparation for the festival.

In a vibrant display of cultural heritage, Hanoi’s relic sites of “Thang Long tu tran” (the four guarding temples of Thang Long) have become the focal point of Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations, drawing both locals and foreigners seeking blessings for happiness and peace.

A “Mam Ngu Qua” or five-fruit tray is indispensable for each Vietnamese family as among the numerous offerings that are required to decorate ancestral altars during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

During the Lunar New Year festival (Tet), Red Dao ethnic people, no matter where they are, try to return home for family reunion. The lively atmosphere of spring, combined with unique Tet customs, creates a distinct cultural identity for the Red Dao community.

Vietnamese people in Laos has been flocking to Phat Tich pagoda in Vientiane since the beginning of the first day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2025 as a way to preserve a nice Tet tradition.

The ancient village of Duong Lam in Hanoi’s Son Tay township is organising a programme named “Tet Lang Viet” (Tet in Vietnamese village) from January 18 to February 16 (the 19th day of the last lunar month to the 19th day of the first lunar month) to promote the value of the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Choosing beautiful and auspicious plants as decorations for the Tet season is a high priority to bring luck and a fresh start to the coming annum.

The Vietnamese communities around the world have organised various vibrant festive activities to celebrate Lunar New Year (Tet), the most important traditional festival of Vietnamese people in a year.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, foreign ambassadors in Vietnam have shared their heartfelt impressions and cherished experiences of celebrating Tet in the country.

Lunar New Year (Tet) is the largest festival in Vietnam's traditional celebrations, marking the transition between the old year and the new one. It is a moment that signifies the changing cycle of the heavens, earth, and all living things.

(VEN) - Not only appearing in Kim Dung’s martial arts novels, in real life, ‘Xa quyen,’ known as snake martial arts, is also a respectable move in the martial arts system of Binh Dinh Gia martial arts training center.

(VEN) - After finishing the mother-of-pearl inlay portrait of late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, in the last days of the year 2024, artisan Nguyen Dinh Vinh was rushing to complete the mother-of-pearl inlay portrait of Uncle Ho reading the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945. These are two of his hundreds of mother-of-pearl inlays that he treasures the most.

The 2025 New Year Book Street Festival will take place in Le Loi street of Ho Chi Minh City from January 27 to February 2, showcasing nearly 68,000 book titles, according to the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

The “Ong Cong, Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) worshipping ritual, held on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, which falls on January 22 this year, is also considered the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival – the biggest and most important traditional holiday of Vietnamese people.

A series of activities celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) is being held at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Hanoi.

(VEN) - The Spring Calligraphy Festival At Ty 2025 will be opened from January 23, 2025 to February 9, 2025 (December 24 to January 12 in the lunar calendar) at Ho Van (Literature Lake), in the Temple of Literature - First National University (Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam), Hanoi.

The 12th annual banh Chung (square glutinous rice cakes) festival in Phan Thiet city, the south-central province of Binh Thuan, gave international visitors an engaging glimpse into Vietnam’s Lunar New Year or Tet traditions.

(VEN) - As a traditional tea-making method of the Dao ethnic group in the northern mountainous Ha Giang Province, bamboo tube tea with its refreshing flavor has now become a product favored by many overseas Vietnamese.

A film about the traditional friendship between China and Vietnam has been recently introduced in Beijing by the Film Art Center of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC).

(VEN) - The heritage culinary performance and talk show “Home Meals and Tet Feasts,” held at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, brought the warm atmosphere of the upcoming Lunar New Year and introduced the distinctive cultural aspects of Hanoi's culinary heritage to visitors.

The Danang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2025 will take place from May 31 to July 12 under the theme Danang - The New Rising Era.

Hallmarks of Hanoi's cultural industry has contributed to creating momentum for the country's cultural industry, both enriching the spiritual and cultural lives of its residents but also boosting its allure as a tourism destination.

A light show, featuring an impressive 2,025 drones, is scheduled to take place on January 18 at West Lake in Hanoi, as announced by local authorities on January 6.

The Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village in Hanoi’s outlying Son Tay township will host a special Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration for the less fortunate on January 19, its management board announced on January 6.

The Homeland Spring 2025, themed “Vietnam’s Heart,” kicked off in Osaka, Japan, on January 4, aiming to strengthen love for the homeland, promote Vietnamese culture, foster Vietnam-Japan friendship, and contribute to economic and trade cooperation between the two nations.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long has recently signed a decision recognising an additional 33 artifacts as national treasures.