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| A procession of people dressed in costumes of royal mandarins, soldiers and musicians enters the former Royal Palace. — VNS Photo Phuoc Buu |
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| Soldiers carry a long bamboo tree to be used as the Tet pole. |
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| The procession includes a music troupe playing nha nhac (Hue royal court music). |
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| The procession goes further inside the palace, where the pole will be put up. |
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| At the site, an altar is set for praying to the gods before the pole is raised. |
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| Soldiers await orders with the bamboo pole on their shoulders during the ritual ceremony. |
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| Joint power helps to raise the pole. |
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| The pole is up successfully, signaling the coming of a happy Tet. |
