Celebrations of the new year rarely lacks the display of pyrotechniques - the noise and lights of which are believed to scare the evils away and herald a robust new year of good health and prosperity.
A street sweeper working on the New Year's Eve on Hàng Trống Street in downtown Hà Nội.VNA/VNS photo Minh Sơn |
Foreign tourists walk along the Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake on the night of February as thousands of Hanoians flock to urban centres to welcome the New Year. — VNA/VNS Photo Minh Sơn |
People gather at President Hồ Chí Minh Statue park on a downtown pedestrian street of HCM City on the evening of February 15. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vũ |
People praying at the Bà Đá Pagoda in downtown Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Trương Vị |
Hanoians buy branches with budding leaves as a way to bring in lucks for the new year. — VNS Photo Trương Vị |
Firework display over Thống Nhất (Unification) Park in Hà Nội. The capital city held firework shows at 30 locations this year. — VNS Photo Trương VỊ |
Firework show in the central city of Đà Nẵng. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Lê Lâm |
Fireworks explode in the skies of Vị Thanh City of the southern province of Hậu Giang. — VNA/VNS Photo Duy Khương |
Families enjoy time together on the Bạch Đằng flower street as they wait for the New Year in the central city of Đà Nẵng. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Lê Lâm |
A music show to ring in the new year in the southern province of Cà Mau. — VNA/VNS Photo Huỳnh Thế Anh-TTXVN |
Foreign tourists join in the festive mood as Hà Nội people celebrate the new year. — VNS Photo Trương Vị |
Thousands of people flock to Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake area in downtown Hà Nội on the night of February 15, one of the prime locations to watch New Year’s firework display. — VNS Photo Trương Vị |
A mother and her child take a selfie in Hoàn Kiếm (Returned Sword) Lake of Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt |
Traditional art performances held on the Lunar New Year’s Eve in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Thành Đạt |