A festival to commemorate Princess Huyen Tran and King Tran Nhan Tong opened at Huyen Tran Cultural Centre in the central city of Hue on February 17, the eighth day of the first lunar month.
A festival to commemorate the nation's legendary mother, Au Co, officially started at Au Co Temple in Ha Hoa district in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on February 16, the seventh day of the first lunar month.
The mountainous northern province of Tuyen Quang on February 17 organised the Long Tong festival, a typical cultural feature of the Tay ethnic people in the north.
The Spring Flower Festival 2013, under the theme "The country's position and people's will," opened in Tao Dan Park, Ho Chi Minh City on February 5.
Various cultural activities will be organized at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology from February 15th to 17th as part of the "Spring Celebration" program, co- organized by the museum and the Yen Bai provincial Culture, Sports and Tourism Department.
Phu My Hung Flower Festival 2013 opened at The Crescent in Phu My Hung urban area in District 7, bringing peaceful and stunning countryside landscapes to the city to give locals and foreigners a chance to soak up the Tet atmosphere.
The Bac Ninh Provincial Culture and Tourism Week 2013 will take place from February 18th to 27th in localities in Bac Ninh province, with various activities such as the Bac Ninh Trade and Tourism Fair 2013, the Lim Festival, the Quan ho (love duet) singing contest, the Spring Newspaper Festival and an ornamental tree exhibition.
A flower road to welcome the Year of the Snake along the western bank of Han River, under the theme "Flower in blossom", will open on February 7th (27th of the 12th lunar month).
The second southern folk cake festival will open on February 2 at the Hoa Su Restaurant in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho, providing a cultural and gastronomic feast to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year).
The ceremony to receive world heritage recognition for the practice of Hung Kings worship will take place on the occasion of the Hung Kings Festival 2013, on April 13th (the 4th day of the third lunar month).
(TITC) - National Tourism Year of the Red River Delta - Hai Phong 2013 with the theme "Red River Civilization" will be held in Hai Phong City and cities, provinces in the Red River Delta region.
The central province of Quang Tri on January 27 held the Arieu Ping and gong festival in Ta Rut commune of Dakrong district to honour the traditional cultural values of local ethnic minority groups.