Happy Lunar New Year 2025 (Year of the Snake)

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Amidst the joyful atmosphere, the booming of firecrackers and the vibrant sounds of Spring music everywhere, people across the country are welcoming the New Year of the Snake 2025 with many hopes for a new era.

The weather on January 28th (the 29th day of the 12th lunar month) across the country was favorable for outdoor activities. The North was cold, but this did not affect people's plans for recreation.

To celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025, Hanoi will hold fireworks displays at 30 locations (31 sites) from 0:00 to 0:15 on January 29th (the first day of Tet), including 9 high-altitude and low-altitude combined locations (10 sites) and 21 low-altitude locations in 30 districts and towns.

This year, Ho Chi Minh City set a record for the number of fireworks display locations, with a total of 15 points, including 2 high-altitude and 13 low-altitude points.

A striking golden snake adorns the flower street in Da Nang , welcoming visitors (Photo: Contributor).

In addition, other provinces and cities also organized fireworks displays and cultural programs to serve the people's needs for celebrating Tet and welcoming the Spring.

According to a reporter from Dan Tri newspaper, from 7 PM onwards, thousands of people flocked to the Hoan Kiem Lake area (Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi) to celebrate New Year's Eve and wait to watch the fireworks display.

Inside the fireworks display area in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: Trinh Nguyen).

The weather in Hanoi on the evening of the 29th of the 12th lunar month was cool, with temperatures ranging from 12-20 degrees Celsius and no rain, making it convenient for people to go out and celebrate New Year's Eve.

In Ho Chi Minh City, starting this morning, at the fireworks display point in the Saigon River Tunnel Park, approximately 1,500 high-altitude fireworks and 30 low-altitude fireworks displays have been set up to create the fireworks "battlefield". This is the area with the most fireworks displays among the 15 fireworks display locations in Ho Chi Minh City.

Soldiers from the Ho Chi Minh City Command and the Self-Defense Militia assisted in assembling fireworks for the sacred New Year's Eve celebration.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/tong-bi-thu-to-lam-chuc-tet-lao-thanh-cach-mang-va-nhan-dan-thu-do-20250128134656093.htm