NDO – The annual Sen (Lotus) Village Festival 2020 will be held from May 15 to 19 in Vinh City, Nam Dan District and other districts and towns in Nghe An Province to show gratitude to President Ho Chi Minh. 

NDO – While many spring festivals across the country have changed amid the rapid development of society, some traditional customs which have a strong attachment to nature and people’s production activities have been kept intact and well-preserved, including the ceremonies to worship the God of the Forest and Whale (God of the Sea). 

NDO – Brazilian Ambassador to Vietnam, Fernando Apparicio da Silva, has shared with Nhan Dan Newspaper about the unique cultural characteristics of his home country’s well-known carnival. 

NDO – The Soc Temple Festival kicked off at Soc Temple in Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi, on February 30, the sixth day of the first lunar month. 

NDO – A buffalo painting contest for the Doi Son Tich Dien (ploughing) Festival was held on January 30 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year) in Doi Son Commune, Duy Tien District, in the northern province of Ha Nam. 

NDO – Many regions of the country are reporting a sharp rise in the number of tourists. 

NDO/VNA – The Bai Dinh Pagoda Festival kicked off in Gia Vien district of the northern mountainous province of Ninh Binh on January 30, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. 

NDO – A celebration to mark the 231st anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi – Dong Da victory took place at Dong Da Cultural Park in Hanoi’s Dong Da District on the morning of January 29, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. 

NDO – A spring festival in memory of Uncle Ho was held at Tay Bac Square in the northern province of Son La on January 28, the fourth day of the first lunar month. 

NDO/VNA – Visitors flocked to Phat Tich pagoda in Tien Du district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, for a local annual spring festival held on January 28 (the fourth day of the first lunar month). 

NDO – A street festival is taking place from January 26 to 29 (from the second day to fifth day of the Lunar New Year) at the Mang Den eco-tourism site in Kon Tum Province, as part of activities to welcome the spring. 

NDO – The Tu Linh (Four Holy Beasts) Boat Race in the spring in Ly Son Island District, in the central province of Quang Ngai, has existed and been preserved for more than 300 years. 

NDO – The third Lang Son Peach Blossom Festival kicked off on January 19 at Hung Vuong Square, Chi Lang Commune, Lang Son City, in the northern province of Lang Son, as part of activities to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3, 1930-2020) and to welcome Lunar New Year 2020. 

NDO/VNA – The 3rd International Dance Festival will take place in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from March 31 to April 5, 2020.