Tam Chuc pagoda festival opens with unique water procession ceremony
Tam Chuc pagoda festival opens with unique water procession ceremony

VOV.VN - A total of 207 boats and 500 people took part in a water procession event in the opening ceremony of the Tam Chuc pagoda festival held in Kim Bang district in the northern province of Ha Nam on February 21, which falls on the 12th day of the first lunar month.

Tam Chuc pagoda festival opens with unique water procession ceremony
President extends new year greetings to elderly in Dong Anh district
President extends new year greetings to elderly in Dong Anh district

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong extended his best new year wishes to elderly people, planted trees, and visited Co Loa ancient citadel during his trip to Dong Anh district in Hanoi on February 20.

President extends new year greetings to elderly in Dong Anh district
Praying for luck at Bac Ninh relic site
Praying for luck at Bac Ninh relic site

VOV.VN - Exploring Cung Temple-Ngoc (Jade) Well in Bac Ninh should be one of the top activities on any travelers’ bucket list this spring as many visitors enjoy heading to the relic site to seek luck in the new lunar year.

Praying for luck at Bac Ninh relic site
Top tourist destinations in northern region for flower lovers in spring
Top tourist destinations in northern region for flower lovers in spring

VOV.VN - Spring represents a fantastic opportunity to explore top destinations throughout the northern region for flower lovers, while also enjoying wonderful vacations with their friends or families.

Top tourist destinations in northern region for flower lovers in spring
Thousands make pilgrimage to Buddhist land in Vietnam
Thousands make pilgrimage to Buddhist land in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Thousands of pilgrims and visitors flocked to Yen Tu Mountain, dubbed the Buddhist land in Vietnam, in northern Quang Ninh province, on February 19 to take part in the opening of the annual spring festival for Buddhist pilgrims.

Thousands make pilgrimage to Buddhist land in Vietnam
Grilled snakehead fish on offer for God of Wealth Day
Grilled snakehead fish on offer for God of Wealth Day

VOV.VN - A number of stalls on Tan Ky - Tan Quy street in Ho Chi Minh City have prepared tonnes of broiled snakehead fish to sell to local residents on God of Wealth Day - the 10th day of the first lunar year, which falls on February 19 this year.

Grilled snakehead fish on offer for God of Wealth Day
Distinctive Gau Tao spring festival of the Mong in northern Vietnam
Distinctive Gau Tao spring festival of the Mong in northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Mong ethnic people in northern Lai Chau province organize their traditional spring festival called Gầu Tào on the first days of the first lunar month to thank heaven and earth for wealth and good harvests, and to pray for a peaceful, prosperous and happy new year.

Distinctive Gau Tao spring festival of the Mong in northern Vietnam
City villagers preserve unique rice cooking contest in early spring
City villagers preserve unique rice cooking contest in early spring

VOV.VN - On the eighth day of the first lunar month every year, local residents from Thi Cam village in Hanoi take part in their traditional rice cooking contest that they believe may bring about a prosperous, happy, and peaceful new year ahead.

City villagers preserve unique rice cooking contest in early spring
Vietnam’s largest pagoda crowded on first Lunar New Year days
Vietnam’s largest pagoda crowded on first Lunar New Year days

VOV.VN - Tam Chuc pagoda in northern Ha Nam province, the largest Buddhist temple in Vietnam and one of the largest in the world, has welcomed hordes of pilgrims during the opening days of the Lunar New Year.

Vietnam’s largest pagoda crowded on first Lunar New Year days
Gold shops prepare for God of Wealth Day rush
Gold shops prepare for God of Wealth Day rush

VOV.VN - Jewelry shops and companies have prepared large numbers of lucky gold products to meet consumers’ surging demand on the God of Wealth Day on the 10th day of the new lunar year, which falls on February 19 this year.

Gold shops prepare for God of Wealth Day rush