HOI AN (VNS)– The ancient city of Hoi An will host a lantern festival to celebrate the lunar New Year on February 9-16, the city's culture and sport centre told Viet Nam News yesterday. The festival's organising committee said that around 50 lantern centres in the city would take part in the annual cultural event. "The best lanterns with traditional designs will light up for lunar New Year's eve on February 9. The 500m long road from An Hoi bridge to the Hoai River Square will be lit up by hundreds of colourful lanterns during seven days of the festival," said event organiser Le Son Ca. "We will also host a series of cultural and art performances to celebrate across the seven days. We hope domestic and foreign tourists will flock to the town during the lantern festival." The city, which was included on a list of the top ten Asian cities decided by the US magazine Conde Nast Traveler's Readers Choice Awards, will also host boat racing on the Hoai River, bonsai, calligraphy and … [Read more...] about Hoi An Lantern Festival to light up Lunar New Year nights
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Lunar New Year to start with a bang
Colourful fireworks will light up skies all over the country on Lunar New Year's Eve this Saturday.—VNA/VNS photo HA NOI (VNS)— Colourful fireworks will light up skies all over the country on Lunar New Year's Eve this Saturday. In Ha Noi, fireworks will bloom over 29 localities in the space of 15 minutes. Great viewing spots include the Sword Lake (in Hoan Kiem District), Thong Nhat Park (Hai Ba Trung District), Lac Long Quan Park (Tay Ho District), Van Quan Lake (Ha Dong District) and My Dinh National Stadium (Tu Liem District). In northern Lao Cai Province, fireworks will be fired from the centre of Lao Cai districts. This will be the first time residents in the remote districts of Van Ban and Bat Xat will have the chance to enjoy the art. Other provinces including Lai Chau, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Quang Binh, Quang Ngai and the two cities of Hai Phong and Da Nang are on the same list. For the first time, fireworks … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year to start with a bang
Overseas Vietnamese return to celebrate lunar new year
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1,000 Vietnamese expatriates from over 100 different countries gathered at the Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) cultural event in Ly Thai To Square in Ha Noi's central Hoan Kiem District yesterday evening, Feb 3, to celebrate the upcoming Tet holiday. President Truong Tan Sang releases carp at Ngoc Son Temple in Hoan Kiem Lake yesterday as part of the rituals on Kitchen God Day. The ceremony was part of a series of events held to welcome oversea Vietnamese returning home for Tet. The event, which features performances from Vietnamese artists from all over the world, takes place every year to welcome those returning home for the country's biggest holiday. At the event, President Truong Tan Sang expressed his appreciation for the contributions of overseas Vietnamese towards social and business activities as well as humanitarian aid. He also extended warm regards to the four million Vietnamese living in all … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese return to celebrate lunar new year
Traffic accidents soar over Lunar New Year
About 22,660 people had health check-ups and treatment due to traffic accidents between January 22 and 27, accounting for 15.5 per cent of the total number of patients, according to a report released by the Ministry of Health. Of that figure, there were 4,250 cases of traumatic brain injury due to traffic accidents, including 1,427 cases in which motorists failed to wear helmets, the report said. More than 50,900 people were treated as emergency patients due to various kinds of accidents during the first six days of the Lunar New Year. Nhan Dan (The People) Travel agencies rake it in over long Tet The number of both inbound and outbound tours soared over the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, according to travel agencies. Major travel service companies such as Saigontourist, Vietravel, Fiditourist and Ben Thanh Tourist saw a 20-30 per cent increase compared with last year's Tet. Saigontourist and Fiditourist offered inbound and outbound tours to 20,000 and 18,000 customers, … [Read more...] about Traffic accidents soar over Lunar New Year
Hoi An to host traditional events for Lunar New Year
Hoi An will host traditional festival and cultural activities from January 17 to February 6 for Lunar New Year. The highlights include a flower festival on Tran Hung Dao and Nguyen Hue Streets, a New Year cake-making competition at 1 Nguyen Truong To Street, lantern competition at An Hoi Statue Garden, fireworks, traditional and modern dance performances, and a photo exhibition.-VNS … [Read more...] about Hoi An to host traditional events for Lunar New Year