Jointly organised by the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe and the Union of Vietnamese Women’s Associations in Europe, the contest aimed to honour the cultural significance of traditional Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) while spreading the love for the homeland and national cultural identity among overseas Vietnamese.
Throughout history, Vietnamese customs and traditions during the Lunar New Year (Tet) have been preserved and passed down from generation to generation.
Vietnamese Lunar New Year, with its customs, practices, and its festive atmosphere, leaves a lasting impression on the minds of foreign guests in Vietnam.
Various cultural and sports activities took place on November 23 at the Cultural and Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups on the outskirts of Hanoi. The event, part of the Cultural Performance Day featuring the Neu Pole, was jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee.
Offering ritual to God of Agriculture, Opening Royal Seal ritual, Ground-breaking ritual, Thuong Nguyen ritual are among beautiful traditions of Vietnamese people during Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year).
Ancestor worship is a longstanding belief and fine tradition of the Vietnamese people. The tradition can be observed at any homes when Tet (Lunar New Year) comes. During the Lunar New Year festival, Vietnamese at home or abroad carefully cook traditional dishes to put on the home altar to worship their ancestors.
Vietnamese people have a custom of erecting a bamboo pole, known as a Neu tree, in front of their house on the last day of the lunar year to expel evils, worship deities and pray for good luck for the New Year. They remove it on the 7th day of the New Year to say farewell to their ancestors in heaven.
Traditional cultural activities will be hosted by the Dinh Lang Viet (Vietnamese Communal House) group and the Hanoi Old Quarter management board on January 18 in downtown Hanoi.
When the Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday falls on a weekend, workers should still enjoy the following Monday and Tuesday as paid public holidays, business associations said at a workshop on revisions to the Labour Code on May 14.
Many supermarkets are launching attractive promotion programmes in the days ahead of Tet (Lunar New Year) to attract customers. Tet falls on February 16 this year.
Ethnic communities in mountainous areas of the central province of Quang Ngai are preparing offerings and rituals for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in their own unique style.
So Village’s communal house on the western outskirts of Hanoi will provide a platform to showcase the traditional customs of the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February 10.
