Girls sporting conventional ao dai pose for photographs with Tet decorations on a road in HCMC, January 2024. Picture by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
Ho Chi Minh Metropolis’s Division of Tourism and the Vietnam Delicacies Tradition Affiliation on Thursday kicked off the Vietnamese Lunar New 12 months (Tet) Pageant at Le Van Tam Park in District 1.
The four-day occasion encompasses a vary of actions honoring Vietnamese tradition and meals, and Tet rituals which are anticipated to assist competition goers study in regards to the conventional cultural values of Tet.
Along with conventional and up to date artwork applications, the competition will embody many nationwide Tet rituals. It additionally contains greater than 150 cubicles displaying numerous Vietnamese merchandise and specialties of localities throughout Vietnam.
VCCA Chairman Nguyen Quoc Ky stated that the competition, held in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis each Tet for years, has turn out to be one of many occasions that the town’s tourism business can make the most of to advertise conventional Tet cultural components and assist companies to introduce services.
It additionally helps the town to advertise the individuality and variety of culinary tradition to worldwide pals, thus bringing Vietnamese delicacies to the world.