Heading home for the holidays

February 02, 2019 - 09:00
Passengers prepare to board a train. The Hà Nội Railway Transport Joint Stock Company has added more trains to help people back home to welcome Tết (Lunar New Year) festival. — VNS Photo Trương Vị
Viet Nam News

Tết (Lunar New Year), the biggest and most important festival of the year for Vietnamese people, is approaching. People from all walks of life are heading home to join their families in preparation for the holiday. Trains and busses are ready to take those who work or study far away home to enjoy Tết celebrations with their loved ones. — VNS

A passenger carries a branch of peach blossoms back home in central Nam Định Province. As peach blossoms can not be grown in central and southern regions, people often bring peach blossoms back home as special gifts from Hà Nội to welcome Tết. — VNS Photo Trương Vị
Passengers on a train to return home to welcome Tết. — VNS Photo Trương Vị
Foreign passengers getting on a train. — VNS Photo Trương Vị
The train stations are bustling with people excited for a well-deserved holiday at this time of year. — VNS Photo Trương Vị
A train leaving the train station, heading toward the south. — VNS Photo Trương Vị

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