Exciting Vietnamese New Year Festival 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City

Speaking at the opening event of the 2024 Vietnamese Tet festival, Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee affirmed: "With the theme of Vietnamese Tet, traditional national Tet - honoring traditions, creating the future and 5 main groups of activities "watching Tet - playing Tet - traveling Tet - eating Tet - Tet market" of the Vietnamese Tet festival in the year of the Dragon, the programs recreating traditional Tet activities help people and tourists experience the cultural values ​​of Tet in the 3 regions".

Mr. Nguyen Van Dung - Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee delivered a speech and beat the drum to open the ceremony.

Exciting opening night

Many performances with the participation of famous artists

Also according to Mr. Nguyen Van Dung: "The activity of linking regional products to serve the people's Tet shopping needs and the activities of joining hands to share love and care for people in difficult circumstances and disadvantaged children, promises to bring full meaning to the festival - both serving the entertainment and shopping needs of people and tourists, stimulating tourism and consumption, and sharing responsibility with the community. This meaning will be a bright spot in the journey of building the Vietnamese Tet festival into an annual tourism - cultural event, building Ho Chi Minh City into a vibrant - attractive - exciting destination, contributing to positioning the tourism brand".

The opening night took place in a joyful and bustling atmosphere. Southern Tet customs were recreated in an attractive way through theatrical activities. Typical examples include the custom of erecting a Tet pole to pray for a peaceful new year, the ritual of offering spring dishes to the ancestral altar to show filial piety and remembrance of one’s roots…

Show of traditional Vietnamese dress for Tet in 3 regions

The performance of the three-region Tet Ao Dai collection introduces visitors to the cultural characteristics of each region through each costume, such as the winding dragon and cloud motifs of the Ly Dynasty in the North; the elaborate hand-embroidered royal motifs inspired by the Nhat Binh Ao Dai of the Nguyen Dynasty in the Central region; the stylized Ao Ba Ba combined with the soft Ao Dai with lotus and cloud motifs typical of the South.

It is known that during the 4 days of free opening (from January 18 to 21), the 2024 Vietnamese Tet Festival brings many unique experiences about culture, cuisine, and traditional Tet customs. The Tet market gathers nearly 100 booths in the form of a market with regional products, not only bringing unique experiences but also an opportunity for people to buy essential products to prepare for Tet for their families.

Quang Nieu noodles - a Quang Nam culinary specialty participating in the festival attracts the attention of tourists

Regional and international delicacies are available at the festival in abundance.

Cuisines from different regions compete to "show off their beauty"

"The 2024 Vietnamese Tet Festival in Ho Chi Minh City promotes the unique and diverse features of culinary culture to international friends, contributing to bringing Vietnamese cuisine to the world, while sharing and spreading the traditional Tet flavors of the homeland to compatriots, overseas Vietnamese, and people living far away from home," Mr. Nguyen Quoc Ky - Chairman of the Vietnam Culinary Culture Association - the co-organizer of the 2024 Vietnamese Tet Festival shared more.

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