The HCM City People's Committee has assigned local tour companySaigontourist Holding Company and other administrative agencies toorganise the Tet Tan Mao (Lunar New Year of the Cat) Festival in thecity's downtown.
Since the first time it was held in 2004, Tet Giap Than (Lunar New Yearof the Monkey), the Nguyen Hue Flower Street and the related Banh Tet(cylindrical glutinous rice cake) Festival has been a hit with residentsand tourists in HCM City.
The event has become one of the city's unique cultural offerings, and is welcomed by both local and overseas Vietnamese.
It also offers a great sightseeing opportunities for tourists coming to HCM City during the Tet holiday.
TetTan Mao holiday is going to be bigger and better than ever with lots ofinteresting activities: Nguyen Hue Flower Street and Banh Tet Festival,fireworks, special lighting, snapshots of New Year, The Face of Tetdecoration contest and door shows.
The eighth Nguyen Hue FlowerStreet will be held from January 31 until February 6 (December 28 –January 4 on the lunar calendar) and will be hosted in the area alongNguyen Hue Boulevard from City Hall to the Sai Gon River.
It will be closed to traffic for the holiday week.
Inaddition, the nearby Le Loi Street from Quach Thi Trang Square to theMunicipal Theatre will be open for pedestrians from 6-11pm on February6.
This year's Flower Street is titled New Heights as the city strives for higher achievements in economy, politics and society.
Thestreet will be divided into several smaller parts decorated indifferent spring themes: Hon Viet (Viet Nam's Soul), Tet Phuong Nam(Southern Tet), Noi Vong Tay Lon (Circle of Unity), Tam Cao Moi (NewHeight), and Xuan An Vui (Happy and Peaceful Spring).
The entire street will be especially colourful, illuminated by a myriad colour.
Attractions will include flower arrangements, a wishing pond to collect money for charity, coffee stalls, folk music and games.
The Banh Tet Festival from January 26 to 31 is jointly organised by all the city's 24 districts.
Activitieswill include a banh tet cooking contest and a 10,000 banh tet giftprogramme for disadvantaged children and alms houses in the city,organised by Saigontourist in co-operation with the HCM City Departmentof Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and Dam Sen Cultural Park.
Thefireworks displays on Lunar New Year's Eve (February 2) will take placeat eight places around the city while Le Loi and Dong Khoi streets willbe decorated with hundreds of lights from January 26 to February 14.
Saigontouristwill also hold the The Face of Tet decoration contest and door shows,and a series of performances including lion dances, folk music, anddrumming at the Caravelle, Rex, Majestic, Grand, Continental, Kim Do,Oscar, Bong Sen and Palace hotels from January 31 to February 6./.
Since the first time it was held in 2004, Tet Giap Than (Lunar New Yearof the Monkey), the Nguyen Hue Flower Street and the related Banh Tet(cylindrical glutinous rice cake) Festival has been a hit with residentsand tourists in HCM City.
The event has become one of the city's unique cultural offerings, and is welcomed by both local and overseas Vietnamese.
It also offers a great sightseeing opportunities for tourists coming to HCM City during the Tet holiday.
TetTan Mao holiday is going to be bigger and better than ever with lots ofinteresting activities: Nguyen Hue Flower Street and Banh Tet Festival,fireworks, special lighting, snapshots of New Year, The Face of Tetdecoration contest and door shows.
The eighth Nguyen Hue FlowerStreet will be held from January 31 until February 6 (December 28 –January 4 on the lunar calendar) and will be hosted in the area alongNguyen Hue Boulevard from City Hall to the Sai Gon River.
It will be closed to traffic for the holiday week.
Inaddition, the nearby Le Loi Street from Quach Thi Trang Square to theMunicipal Theatre will be open for pedestrians from 6-11pm on February6.
This year's Flower Street is titled New Heights as the city strives for higher achievements in economy, politics and society.
Thestreet will be divided into several smaller parts decorated indifferent spring themes: Hon Viet (Viet Nam's Soul), Tet Phuong Nam(Southern Tet), Noi Vong Tay Lon (Circle of Unity), Tam Cao Moi (NewHeight), and Xuan An Vui (Happy and Peaceful Spring).
The entire street will be especially colourful, illuminated by a myriad colour.
Attractions will include flower arrangements, a wishing pond to collect money for charity, coffee stalls, folk music and games.
The Banh Tet Festival from January 26 to 31 is jointly organised by all the city's 24 districts.
Activitieswill include a banh tet cooking contest and a 10,000 banh tet giftprogramme for disadvantaged children and alms houses in the city,organised by Saigontourist in co-operation with the HCM City Departmentof Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, and Dam Sen Cultural Park.
Thefireworks displays on Lunar New Year's Eve (February 2) will take placeat eight places around the city while Le Loi and Dong Khoi streets willbe decorated with hundreds of lights from January 26 to February 14.
Saigontouristwill also hold the The Face of Tet decoration contest and door shows,and a series of performances including lion dances, folk music, anddrumming at the Caravelle, Rex, Majestic, Grand, Continental, Kim Do,Oscar, Bong Sen and Palace hotels from January 31 to February 6./.
