HCM City’s Tet Viet festival to honour traditional values
The 2021 Tet Viet (Vietnamese Tet) festival is slated for January 21-24 in HCM City, honouring cultural values and cuisine, as well as customs and anecdotes during the country’s traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
VCCA Secretary General Le Tan speaks at a press conference on the event (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The 2021 Tet Viet (Vietnamese Tet) festival is slated for January 21-24in HCM City, honouring cultural values and cuisine, as well as customs and anecdotesduring the country’s traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The event, which will be held by the municipal Department of Tourism, theDepartment of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Cuisine Culture As🍎sociation(VCCA), is expected to attract more than 70,000 visitors.
VCCA Secretary GeneralLe Tan said highlights of the festival will be an exhibition on Tet feasts, traditionalmusic performances and folk games. Tet dishes across thecountry will be served at the event, which is set to feature about 150pavilions. Director of the HCMCity Tourism Department Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa said the second Tet Viet festivalalso aims to bolster consumer demand, attract more tourists ahead of thecountry’s longest holiday, and promote HCM City’s image as a dynamic, open andfriendly destination. The festival drew morethan 50,000 visitors last year./.
HCM City has planned various activities to care for the needy and policy beneficiaries on the occasion of the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year.
Taking advantage of the peak tourist season during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, travel companies have been launching local tours at reasonable prices to encourage people to see Vietnam. Most tours are designed for families or small groups, due to concerns over the transmission of COVID-19.
To welcome in the Lunar New Year of 2021 - The Year of the Buffalo - Ho Chi Minh City has decorated the city’s gateways with colourful flowers and different mascots. Images of buffaloes wearing ao dai have given roads leading into the city a touch of colour and brought joy to local people as Tet approaches.
Many products made under a programme called ‘One Commune One Product’ that facilitates the development of regional specialities will be sold through major retail channels during Tet next month.
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VCCA Secretary General Le Tan speaks at a press conference on the event (Photo: VNA) 
