Ho Chi Minh City to hold first-e
Ho
Chi Minh City to hold first-ever Tet festival
The atmosphere
of a traditional Tet (Lunar
New Year) will be nudged closer to both Vietnamese and foreigners at the Tet
Festival, which is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from January 3-5,
2020.
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)
The municipal Department
of Tourism said
at a press conference on November 13 that the festival, the first of its kind in
the city so far, will feature important rituals of the Vietnamese traditional
Tet, including a ceremony to erect Cay Neu (a tall bamboo tree), making
offerings to ancestors, a ceremony to welcome Giao Thua (New Year’s Eve), and
“Chuc Tet” (New Year greeting).
Visitors to the festival will have the chance to experience Tet typical dishes
as well as staples of the northern, central and southern regions, while engaging
in several folk
games such
as tug of war and can knockdown.
Trays of traditional dishes for Tet will be prepared by talented chefs who
attended the Top Chef Vietnam 2019.
Besides, the Vietnamese market space will be arranged with 100 booths selling
essential items for Tet.
According to Nguyen Quoc Ky, Chairman of the Vietnam’s Cuisine Culture
Association, the festival will help honour Vietnamese gastronomy and culture.
The festival is expected to welcome more than 40,000 visitors from 10:00 to
21:00 in three days.
Source: VNA