Viet Nam welcomes Year of the Horse

January 31, 2014 - 18:47
A policeman instructs people to follow the traffic route by the Hoan Kiem Lake on the New Year Eve.
Capturing the moment of beauty.
Foreign tourists enjoy the Tet atmosphere in Ha Noi.
Balloons always attract the children's attention.
A woman prepares for an out-door worshipping offering of the New Year Eve in Cha Ca Street.
Father and son, both enjoy fireworks.
People flock to the centre of the city
When the clock strikes 12, a fireworks display lighted up the Hoan Kiem lake.
Happy New Year, Viet Nam.
Offering lucky money is a tradition of Vietnamese culture on the Lunar New Year.
Local people buy sprig of bud and salt to pray for a prosperous New Year.
Visiting pagodas in the first moments of the New Year is a tradition of Vietnamese people.

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