Over 600 gifts will be distributed at the "Green Sticky Rice Cake

The program aims to introduce to domestic and international tourists the unique cultural features of the traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration; thereby raising community awareness, focusing on the younger generation – the force that will inherit and promote traditional cultural values – about the responsibility of preserving, protecting, and promoting the cultural identity of Vietnamese ethnic groups. Through activities celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Horse in 2026, the program will promote and introduce the image of the "Common Home" – the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Cultural and Tourism Village; vividly reflecting the diverse and colorful cultural landscape of Vietnamese ethnic communities to friends at home and abroad.

Gần 600 phần qua sẽ được trao tại chương trình "Bánh Chưng xanh - Tết vì người nghèo" - Ảnh 1. — Illustrative image

Organize the "Green Sticky Rice Cake - Tet for the Poor" program in 2026 with practical content and meaningful humanitarian aspects; create a festive atmosphere of Vietnamese human kindness; and effectively call for and mobilize the participation and contributions of organizations and individuals in a socially responsible manner; build a series of activities associated with the traditional Tet customs and practices of Vietnamese ethnic groups; create a joyful and enthusiastic atmosphere, attracting the participation of a wide range of people.

The program will include the ceremony of erecting the New Year's pole for the Year of the Horse 2026 and making green sticky rice cakes for the poor.

The New Year's pole erection ceremony will take place in the courtyard of the Administration Building, Ethnic Village IV, Ethnic Villages Area on the morning of February 8th (the 21st day of the 12th lunar month of the Year of the Snake). Erecting the New Year's pole is a traditional custom of the Kinh ethnic group to worship deities, express gratitude, ward off bad luck from the past year, protect people's lives, and welcome a peaceful and happy traditional New Year with hopes for more renewal and success.

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The "Green Sticky Rice Cake - Tet for the Poor" event in 2026 will take place at the festival grounds of the Ba Na Ethnic Village. This is an annual activity, aiming to continue the effectiveness of the "Green Sticky Rice Cake - Tet for the Poor" program at the Village over the years. It's an opportunity to demonstrate solidarity, mutual support, and compassion, contributing to the continuation and promotion of the tradition of "helping those in need," sharing the spirit of celebrating the traditional Tet holiday of the Year of the Horse 2026 with warmth and affection, and looking forward to a peaceful and prosperous new year.

The organizing committee plans to prepare approximately 610 gift packages (each worth 2 million VND) from mobilized sponsorships to distribute to policy beneficiaries and disadvantaged households in various localities. Specifically: Quang Tri province: 150 packages; Cao Bang province: 150 packages; Yen Bai commune ( Hanoi ): 50 packages; Doai Phuong commune (Hanoi): 50 packages; Vietnam Center for Social Protection of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, Hamlet 7, Hoa Lac commune (Hanoi): 50 packages; Hanoi Center for Care, Nurturing and Treatment of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, Muoi hamlet, Yen Bai commune (Hanoi): 50 packages; Civil servants, public employees, and workers with serious illnesses and difficult circumstances working at the Department: 10 packages; people living daily at the Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural and Tourism Village: 100 packages.../.

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/hon-600-phan-qua-se-duoc-trao-tai-chuong-trinh-banh-chung-xanh-tet-vi-nguoi-ngheo-20260117133431168.htm