Famous comic artists celebrate Lunar New Year

A special TV show featuring famous comic artists Trung Dân, Quốc Thảo and Lê Giang will air on HCM City Television (HTV) to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year), which falls on February 12.   

Royal rite held at Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long to welcome Tết The Thăng Long – Hà Nội Heritage Conservation Centre held the ancient Thăng Long royal rite to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long in Hà Nội yesterday.

Lecture on Kitchen God and Tết traditions The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a lecture on Ông Táo or The Kitchen God – one of Tết’s most important rituals which signals the start of Tết preparations. The event will take place on February 4, from 6pm to 9.30pm at Arena Lounge, Hanoi Club, 76 Yên Phụ Street.

Carp sales drying up as Kitchen Gods ritual goes green Nguyễn Thị Thúy Phượng, who sells carp, should be doing a roaring trade this time of year. Her store, however, is suffering a drought of customers. 

FVH lecture on Tết traditions Like previous years, right before Tết (Lunar New Year), the Friends of Việt Nam Heritage (FVH) will host a lecture on Tết traditions on January 17.

Cải lương troupes prepare to regale farmers during holiday season

Cải lương (reformed opera) troupes in the Cửu Long Mekong) River Delta region are rehearsing for a slew of new shows that they hopes will prove to be fun for farmers watching them during the Christmas and New Year and Tết.

Mini paper offerings make tradition green

The burning of joss paper in the form of personal items is a popular tradition around Việt Nam. The paper is burned as part of rituals to honour dead ancestors and the gods. However, as society becomes more environmentally-conscious, the practice has caused controversy.

Holiday film releases earn big profits

Private film companies in HCM City sunk large amounts of money into movies for release during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday with high ticket sales, while theatres saw less crowds.

 

Tết film releases earn big profits

A Vietnamese comedy now being shown in cinemas nationwide during Tết (the Lunar New Year) holiday is expected to do well at the box office.

 

 

Kitchen Gods’ Day

As the legend goes, the Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods will ride carps to Heaven on the day to deliver an annual report on the household's activities to the God of Heaven.