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.
Painting exhibition to celebrate the Year of Tiger
29/01/2022 08:31
The Union of Literary and Art Associations, under the Fine Arts Association, has just introduced an art exhibition to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2022 on their Facebook fanpage.
Local products on “Offerings of the Spring” procession
28/01/2022 16:52
Within the space to introduce typical products and local specialties of the Lunar New Year 2022 at Hue Imperial Citadel’s Night Streets, a procession of local products was organized to re-enact "Offerings of the Spring" by the Organizing Committee and Hue Monuments Conservation Center on the morning of January 26th.
"Checking-in" spring flowers on the days leading up to Tet
28/01/2022 07:31
Having become an important part of every Tet holiday, the spring flower spaces are not only a place for flowers to bloom together but also a place to seek aspiration for a favorable new year; contributing to attracting tourists.
Erecting bamboo pole in the Citadel to welcome Tet
27/01/2022 08:24
Among the activities to welcome the 2022 Lunar New Year, on the morning of January 25 (23rd December, Lunar calendar), Hue Monuments Conservation Center held the bamboo pole erection ceremony (Thuong Tieu) in Trieu To Mieu and Hien Lam Cac - The Mieu in the Citadel.
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.
Space of new products for Year of Tiger 2022 kicks off
24/01/2022 15:37
This activity was held by the City Commission of Mass Mobilization in collaboration with the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Hue City on the morning of January 23.
Harmony of spring colors
19/01/2022 09:42
Hue welcomes the new year 2022 with a Calendar Distribution Ceremony. When Hue was the capital, the calendar distribution ceremony of the Nguyen Dynasty was held at the end of the year.
The Tet Fair in My Loi village
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.