Tich Dien festival boosts agricultural development

Tich Dien festival boosts agricultural development

(VOVworld) – The Tich Dien New Year plowing festival in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien dictrict, Ha Nam province, is one of many ancient festivals associated with wet rice cultivation and agricultural development...
February 27, 2013

February 27, 2013

Each week when we receive letters and emails from listeners around the world, we find that some of the listeners care about political issues in Vietnam while a majority are keenly interested in Vietnamese cultural, historical...
New Year festivals bustle

New Year festivals bustle

(VOVworld)- Vietnamese people usually attend festivals and visit pagodas to pray for good luck after the Tet holiday. Many travel companies have introduced attractive pilgrimage and festival tours
February 20, 2013

February 20, 2013

Happy New Year, dear listeners. I’m very glad to be with you on the first edition of the Letter Box after a week off for Tet, the Lunar New Year...
Sacred fish palanquin in Thanh Hoa

Sacred fish palanquin in Thanh Hoa

(VOVworld)-Luong Ngoc villagers in Cam Thuy district of Thanh Hoa province have held a fish palanquin parade to pray for good weather and a bumper crop. Visitors could have...
Spring festivals take place nationwide

Spring festivals take place nationwide

(VOVworld)-The Tich Dien or King’s Ploughing Festival opened in Doi Son Commune, Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Province on Saturday. The festival originated from the fact that on a spring day...
Spring festivals jubilantly launched

Spring festivals jubilantly launched

(VOVworld)-Festivals to celebrate the Spring take place in most provinces in Vietnam. Bai Dinh Pagoda festival began on Friday in the northern province of Ninh Binh. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan...
2013 Spring newspaper review

2013 Spring newspaper review

(VOVworld) – 2013 Spring newspapers highlight the Party and government’s Lunar New Year's messages, the Party’s founding anniversary, and the country’s socio-economic progress, make forecasts for the...
Visiting Ghenh temple

Visiting Ghenh temple

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese people traditionally visit pagodas in the first days of the year to pray for a lucky new year. Ghenh temple is a popular choice for Hanoians at the...
Families worship Kitchen Gods

Families worship Kitchen Gods

(VOVworld) - The 23rd day of the last month of every lunar year is when the Kitchen Gods or Kitchen Kings go back to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor what happened...
Ceremonial drums sound in Son Vi village

Ceremonial drums sound in Son Vi village

(VOVworld) - During the last days before the traditional lunar New Year, local people in Son Vi village in Lam Thao district, Phu Tho province are rehearsing their drumming to prepare for the...