Lowering Neu pole and opening the seal to greet new year
07/02/2022 21:55
On the morning of the 7th day of Lunar New Year (February 7th, 2022), Hue Monuments Conservation Center held a ceremony to lower the Neu pole and open the seal to greet the new year at The Mieu Temple and Trieu Mieu Temple (the Citadel).
Tet on flowers
05/02/2022 07:39
In Hue, somewhere on the sidewalk, you can see Prunus Persica blossom trees nestling themselves next to an old tree. Those are Prunus Persica blossom trees that their owners left after Tet (Vietnamese New Year’s Day.)
Hue welcomes tourists coming for their spring trips
03/02/2022 20:57
On the first days of the new year, tourists destinations, hotels, and resorts, etc., all recorded a significant number of tourists coming for visiting and entertaining.
The Tet Fair in My Loi village
03/02/2022 14:55
The Tet fair in My Loi village (Vinh My commune, Phu Loc district, located to the South of Hue city) is traditionally only opened in the first three days of the Lunar New Year. The Tet Fair has been preserved and maintained for hundreds of years, showing the traditional culture of the countryside there.
Our house has flowers
01/02/2022 08:11
My mother assisted my father, trying to arrange a few thin apricot branches into an old vase. She lightly sighed and added, “I wonder if we would have any flowers on the New Year's days...”
The bamboo pole erection ceremony at the Thai Family Ancestral House of Prof. Dr. Thai Kim Lan
31/01/2022 21:10
At the Thai Family Ancestral House, Prof. Dr. Thai Kim Lan’s family had prepared banh chung, banh tet, phap lam, and phu the cakes from the previous day. After finding a satisfactory bamboo pole, the homeowner would perform a ceremony to worship the ancestors and then arrange incense table, candle, betel nut, wine, etc. in front of the yard to begin the ritual. Red couplets would also be prepared in advance and written in a conventional calligraphy style. In a dignified and joyful atmosphere to welcome the new year, the bamboo pole will be erected with the joyful jingle of the bell hanging from the top of the bamboo pole. The bamboo pole will celebrate Tet with the family and neighborhood until it is lowered on the 7th of January (Lunar Calendar) when everyone goes back to work in the new year.
Beautifying the streets to welcome Tet holiday
25/01/2022 16:29
Every year, in the days leading up to Tet, workers of Hue Green Park Center are busy preparing flowers and ornamental plants to display along the parks and central routes to welcome the new year.
Checking in at the beautiful purple flower carpet like in fairy tales
18/01/2022 15:48
In the early days of the New Year 2022, a purple flower carpet, which is beautiful and poetic just like in fairy tales, is attracting many young Hue people to check in.
Lowering Neu pole and opening the seal to greet new year
On the morning of the 7th day of Lunar New Year (February 7th, 2022), Hue Monuments Conservation Center held a ceremony to lower the Neu pole and open the seal to greet the new year at The Mieu Temple and Trieu Mieu Temple (the Citadel).