Overseas Vietnamese people across continents have celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a warm atmosphere in line with Vietnamese traditions. Despite being away from Vietnam, overseas Vietnamese still replicate the charms of the season.
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| Vietnamese people in the US make “banh chung” or square glutinous rice cake for the traditional Tet holiday of the nation. “Banh chung” is made of sticky rice, pork, and mung bean wrapped inside a special leaf called “dong” and boiled for about 12 hours. Photo: Dich Vu |
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| Vietnamese IT engineers celebrate the traditional New Year in Japan. Photo: FPT |
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| Consulate General and the Vietnamese community in 4 southern Laos provinces celebrate Tet 2023. Lucky money giveaway is a long-standing practice that represents “mung tuoi” or “li xi”, literally meaning “congratulation on a new age”. Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper |
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| Vietnamese people in Australia actively organize activities to celebrate Vietnamese traditional Tet. The dancers had just performed routines that symbolize good luck to help usher in the Lunar New Year. Photo: Australia News |
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| The Vietnamese community in New Zealand holds a Tet celebration. Photo: TG&VN |
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| Representatives of Deptford government, the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK, and Vietnamese associations and delegations attend the 2023 Lunar New Year celebration. Photo: VNA |
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| In the Czech Republic, the Vietnamese Embassy coordinated with the Vietnamese Association in the country to organize program to celebrate the Lunar New Year 2023 on January 20 after nearly three years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: VOV |
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| The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia cooperated with the Vietnamese Association in the country’s Bratislava capital and Kosice city to organized a meeting marking the Vietnamese traditional Tet festival. Photo: Embassy of Vietnam to Slovakia |
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| The Vietnamese Embassy to France organized the program “Tet reunion”, welcoming the New Year of the Cat 2023. Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong. |
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| Vietnamese people make banh chung to celebrate Tet in Mozambique. Photo: VNA |
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| A Vietnamese class collaborated with the Vietnamese Embassy to the Netherlands to hold a special course to instruct overseas Vietnamese students and children to wrap banh chung. Photo: Embassy of Vietnam to the Netherlands |
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and staff of the Embassy visited and wished New Year’s greetings to officials, employees, and representatives of the Vietnamese community living and doing business at the Hanoi-Moscow multifunctional complex (Incentra) in the Russian capital city. |
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| “Spring Fair 2023” of the Vietnamese field hospital at the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong. |
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| Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Do Hoang Long offers incense at an altar to worship Vietnamese great leader President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: VNA |
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| The Vietnamese Embassy in Qatar coordinated with the Vietnamese community in the country to organize a Tet celebration with the participation of overseas Vietnamese, the Embassy staff, and foreign friends. |
Exotic fruits much sought after for Tet holiday
With favourable natural conditions, the Mekong delta region is home to diverse fruit species. When Tet (Lunar New Year) comes, exotic fruits are offered for sales to serve people’s demand.
Ninh Thuan ornamental grapes – hot items for Tet holiday
Vineyards in NinhThuan province are busy preparing tens of thousands of pots of ornamental grape vines with new designs for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2020.
PM chairs working session on coronavirus prevention, control
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Feb.4 chaired a working session between the government’s standing board and leaders of relevant ministries on the result of nCov prevention and control.
Ethnic ritual reminds people to save water for agriculture
Tay people in Binh Lieu district, Quang Ninh province live a plentiful and culturally-rich life. One of the notable cultural rituals which the Tay people retain till today is a water fetching ceremony that reminds people to save water for agricultural activities.
Chrysanthemum season in full bloom in Khanh Hoa
Thanks to favorable weather, chrysanthemum fields in Khanh Hoa province are in full bloom, ready for the Lunar New Year festival. Locals are excited and looking forward to a bumper crop.
