Various cultural and arts activities to celebrate Lunar New Year in Hanoi

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(Cinet) – Many cultural activities has been held in the capital city of Hanoi to welcome spring and lunar New Year holiday .

From January 29 to February 3, a program entitled “Vietnamese Tet” will be held at Hanoi Museum to recreate a space imbued with traditional culture.More than 200 booths will be set-up at the event, introducing traditional handicraft products, specialties, tourist products and ornamental plants.

Some folk games and enjoy folk art forms such as ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (traditional opera) and chau van (spiritual singing) have been featured.

Under the presentations of chef Pham Anh Tuyet and Professor Tran Lam Bien, people also learn how Vietnamese people prepare a traditional feast and how they arrange their altar for the Tet festival.

At Temple of Literature, 100 calligraphy works written by well-known calligraphers will be organised by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism from February 2 to 15. “Back to Origins” is the theme of this year’s Tet calligraphy exhibition at the Temple of Literature.The event is expected to attract more than 130 calligraphers, who will write in traditional characters based on Chinese pictograms, and modern Vietnamese.

Their work can be bought for a nominal fee by those seeking health, prosperity, good luck, job promotions and good academic results in the coming year.

A Spring Fair is taking place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts, showcasing typical products of the northwest region such as brocades, wine, tea and sticky rice.

Cultural practices and folk games of ethnic groups in the region are also being staged at the event, including Con (cloth ball) throwing, Xoe dance, panpipe performance and fire dance.

The fair will run through February 2 at No. 2 Hoa Lu street, Hai Ba Trung district.

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