Attendees will have the opportunity to view dragon-themed paintings and a collection of ceramics featuring dragon motifs, created by local artisans.
In addition, visitors can explore various ceramic works from renowned craft villages in the northern region, such as Huong Canh in Vinh Phuc province, Chu Dau in Hai Duong province, and Giang Cao in Hanoi.
The spring fair will also feature traditional cultural activities including calligraphy, tea making, and folk games.
The event will showcase a variety of items for the Lunar New Year festival, including flowers, ornamental plants, and specialty products such as fresh fruit from the Mekong Delta, tea from the northern mountainous area, and fish sauce from the southern region.
Furthermore, the week-long event will kick off with art performances in celebration of the 94th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3.
Hanoians adorn home with wild pear blossoms
As a traditional custom, displaying flowers at home on early days of a lunar year is believed to bring good luck to the home owners. Having done exhibiting peach blossoms during the Lunar New Year holiday, Hanoians start buying pure white pear flowers to decorate their houses these days.
Sen village festival to mark birthday of President HCM slated for May
“Le hoi Lang Sen”, also known as the Sen village festival 2020, is scheduled take place in Kim Lien commune of Nam Dan district in the central province of Nghe An between May 15- 19 as part of a range of activities marking the 130th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh which falls on May 19.
Cultural activities postponed in Hoi An due to COVID-19 fears
The authorities of Hoi An ancient town in the central province of Quang Nam have decided to temporarily delay any upcoming cultural activities involving gathering crowds as of March 10 to prevent the swift spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Hue Festival 2020 moved to August 28
The organisers of the Hue Festival 2020 made a decision on February 20 to move the event’s opening date to August 28, as opposed to April 1 as was previously planned.
Australian festival provides platform to showcase Vietnamese culture
The Vietnamese embassy in Australia joined in an annual multi-cultural festival which took place in Canberra with the aim of promoting various images of the nation’s people and landscapes to the world.
