Jointly organised by the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe and the Union of Vietnamese Women’s Associations in Europe, the contest aimed to honour the cultural significance of traditional Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) while spreading the love for the homeland and national cultural identity among overseas Vietnamese.

Tet (Lunar New Year) is the most important traditional celebration in Vietnamese culture, a time for families to gather, reflect on the past year, and wish for the best in the new year.

Young Vietnamese expatriates in the Netherlands recently gathered to learn how to make Chung (square glutinous rice) cake – the soul of Tet (Lunar New Year) - as the biggest traditional holiday of Vietnam is around the corner.

Vietnamese expatriates in Laos have rushed off their feet those days to prepare for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday since they could not return to their home land due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A flower street with the theme of “Home Hanoi Xuan 2021” is set to be held for the first time between February 7 and 17 in Splendora urban area of Hoai Duc district in Hanoi in order to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival, known locally as Tet.

The Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua-Thien Hue will be glowing with the atmosphere of traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) from January 17 – 31.

Vietnamese communities in Mexico, Israel, the UK, and India recently held get-togethers to celebrate the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Vietnamese expats worldwide are celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival with art performance, Vietnamese traditional food and practice.

A Lunar New Year or Tet space, featuring a wide variety of traditional cultural activities, is being enacted in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

A wide range of cultural activities to reveal the depth of traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations will take place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel from January 24. The programmes for children will run until January 27.

Hanoians were invited to an event that recreated the Mong ethnic people’s celebration of New Year and their customs in the capital city on January 7. Join us to learn more.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent his best wishes to the Vietnamese community in Canada and the Vietnam - Canada Society on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.