New years drinks

(Cinet)- On January 25th 2011, at the Exhibition Center of Arts and Culture of Vietnam, No. 2 Hoa Lu, Van Ho, Hanoi, “Spring Festival and Drinks in the New Year of 2011” was officially opened.   Mr. Le Tien Tho – Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism has announced the opening of “Spring Festival and Drinks in the New Year of 2011” and the Exhibition to collect people’s ideas of “Traditional Clothes”, “National Flower”, and “Traditional Wine”.   Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism – Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh confirmed that this was a big cultural activity with a rich content and a meaning. Coming to the festival, the public has an opportunity to enjoy the cultural and art programs of Party Celebration - Spring Celebration, participate in a upland market-day of Ha Giang with a lot of … [Read more...] about Opening the “Spring Festival and Drinks in the New Year of 2011”

Ho Chi Minh City’s 2008 Lunar New Year flower markets will be held at three locations this year, Gia Dinh Park in Go Vap District, September 23 Park and Le Van Tam Park in District 1 from January 30 to February 6, according to the city’s Public Parks and Greenery Company.The flower market at September 23 Park is to be the biggest with some 550 display booths. Gia Dinh Park will have 221 booths and Le Van Tam Park 100.The HCMC People’s Committee is to spend VND4.5 billion (nearly US$277,000) to support Saigontourist Corporation’s decoration and organization of the Nguyen Hue Flower Street and Giant Banh Tet (glutinous new-year’s rice cakes) festival, one of the events with the highest expectation of the public attendance during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.The HCMC Public Lighting Company will also spend VND1 billion (around US$61,000) on lightening systems for the festival and VND200 million (over US$12,000) for musical performances supported by the … [Read more...] about HCMC Prepares for Lunar New Year Festivities

(Cinet)- On February 10th 2011, President Nguyen Minh Triet attended and launched the Tree – planting New Year of “Long live Uncle Ho – Tan Mao in 2011” at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village, Dong Mo, Hanoi. Attending the launching ceremony of Tree – planting New Year in 2011, there were: Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh as the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Mr. Nguyen The Thao, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hanoi City; Mr. Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; Mr. Vo Van Thuong, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Central Union of Ho Chi Minh Youth Union and many officials and youth union members ... the Tree – planting New Year of “Long live Uncle Ho – Tan Mao in 2011” at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village are practical activities in order to promote and educate the tradition of the country foundation and defense, the moral … [Read more...] about To launch the Tree – planting New Year in 2011 at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village

Hotels and restaurants are working hard to offer memorable evenings to mark year-end holidays.It’s that time of the year again. And as usual, many hotels and restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City are gearing up for the Christmas and New Year season with special deals and packages designed to lure customers in a very competitive market.Some of the more attractive ones this year are at the Renaissance Riverside Hotel Saigon in District 1 – a favored place for year-end parties.Many companies and families choose the restaurant in the hotel for parties of around 30 persons. At US$29 net per person, a yearend lunch or dinner buffet in the elegant Me Linh grand room, with beer and soft drinks free for two hours, the deal is very competitive.In addition, the hotel serves special Christmas Eve cakes to customers. They can enjoy the cakes there or take them home. Other restaurants in the hotel offer different deals.Among many other places holding parties or special events for Christmas and … [Read more...] about Places to be in HCMC on Xmas and New Year’s Eve

(Cinet)- Vietnam is the home to 54 ethnic minority groups. Each ethnic minority group has its own festivals, customs, beliefs and farming practice. For some ethnic minority groups, New Year lasts about half a month, during which time many exciting cultural and community activities will take place. Following are traditional New Year customs of some ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. 1. New Year of Muong ethnic minority  In term of sequence and customs, the New Year of Muong ethnic minority people is quite similar to the New Year of Kinh people. There is a unique tradition of “sac bua” singing that is being preserved. This is a kind of singing to wish Happy New Year. On the first and second days of the first month of the Lunar New Year, Muong children gather together to beat gongs and sing “sac bua”. They go through any household, which opens its doors to give children some money or cake.The popular games during the New Year of the Nung ethnic … [Read more...] about Traditional New Year of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups

(Cinet)- Tea drinking is an integral part of Vietnamese culture. Present everywhere from holidays to weddings, tea brings friends and family together in conversation and celebration. When Lunar New Year comes, tea-drinking habit becomes a pasion of Vietnamese people. Viet Nam is one of the largest and oldest tea-producing countries in the world. The Vietnamese have been growing tea for over 2,000 years. As early as in the 11th century, tea was used as a symbol to convey the essence of Buddhism. During the period of the Tran Dynasty from the 13th to early 15th century, tea assumed a philosophical value for the Vietnamese. In the 15th century, the Vietnamese polymath Nguyen Trai (1380-1442) lived as a hermit, renouncing the outside world for a life of "tea, poetry and the moon." Walking along streets, it is easy for you to find a tea shop, which is a very popular part of Vietnamese street life. The owner skillfully lifts the cap of the tea cozy, takes out the tea pot, pours the hot … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people and tea-drinking habit on Lunar New Year