What to see and where to play in Hanoi?

This year's 4/30-5/1 holiday lasts 5 days (from 4/29 to 5/3), a time for many families to have a long vacation, have fun and relax.

Hanoi is one of the tourist centers with many activities and entertainment spots during this time.

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Many fun activities and experiences at the Museum of Ethnology

One of the activities that attracts many tourists during this year's holiday is the festivals in Hanoi . These include the traditional festival of Tay Phuong Pagoda, the traditional festival of Lang Pagoda, the traditional festival of Hat Mon Temple and the incense offering ceremony to commemorate the 1980th anniversary of the death of Hai Ba Trung, the Thay Pagoda festival in 2023...

Suburban areas of Hanoi such as Gia Lam district will organize ecological experience programs, explore the homeland of Saint Giong; visit the Giong Temple relic and activities to learn about local culture (from April 29 to May 3), at Phu Dong tourist site.

Meanwhile, at the Museum of Ethnology, from April 29 to April 30, there will be activities introducing traditional water puppetry and a program to learn about Korean culture through the experience of wearing traditional Korean Hanbok costumes.

At Thang Long Imperial Citadel, there is an exhibition called "One Road" and a water puppetry performance.

On this occasion, Hanoi Cheo Theatre, Hanoi Opera House, Hanoi Drama Theatre, Hanoi Circus and Variety Arts Theatre, Thang Long Puppetry Theatre, Thang Long Music and Dance Theatre and the City Cultural Center organized many performances in the districts of Gia Lam, Ung Hoa, Nam Tu Liem, Tay Ho, Soc Son, Quoc Oai, Thuong Tin and Hoai Duc on the evenings from April 28 to May 1.

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The two films "Con Nhót nhớt chồng" and "Lat mat 6: Thea ve dinh menh" are predicted to be the "trump cards" of Vietnamese cinemas this holiday season.

Also during this holiday, cinemas also treated moviegoers to a series of new, high-quality works of diverse genres from science fiction, action, comedy, horror, and animation such as: "Con Nhót nhớt chồng", "Lat mat 6: The ve dinh menh", "Anh em Super Mario", "Dau hou xung dau dat", "Khắc tinh cua de"...

From April 28 to May 20, VTV introduced many documentaries and feature films that won many national and international awards, contributing to the cause of national reunification.

These are also films produced during the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign and the early days of national reunification such as: "Hanoi celebrates the liberation of Saigon", "Saigon rejoices in victory", "Complete joy", "City at dawn", "May faces", "Mother away from home", "Fairy tales for 17 year olds", "Far and near".

The documentary "Special Return" aired on April 29-30 on VTV tells the story of the return of a notebook that had been lost in the US for 56 years. It is also the memories of soldiers of the 22nd Regiment, 3rd Gold Star Division when they returned to the old battlefield.

The April 30 - May 1 holiday took place at a time when the number of Covid-19 cases tended to increase. Therefore, the Department of Tourism sent a document to units, businesses, organizations, and individuals providing tourism services in the city about strengthening the prevention and control of Covid-19.

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