First time performing Water Puppetry at Ho Chi Minh City Spring Flower Festival on the occasion of Tet At Ty 2025

(Fatherland) - The 45th Ho Chi Minh City Spring Flower Festival, Tet At Ty 2025, will take place at Tao Dan Park for 10 days, from January 24 to February 2, with many exciting activities. In particular, this year's Spring Flower Festival will feature Water Puppetry performances on the mornings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Tet and nightly lion and dragon dance performances...

Regarding the 45th Ho Chi Minh City Spring Flower Festival on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025, Mr. Nguyen Doan Hai, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Green Parks and Trees Company Limited, said that the Spring Flower Festival will be held at Tao Dan Park with the theme "Brocade and flower mountains and rivers, happy spring in peace" taking place for 10 days, from January 24, 2025 to February 2, 2025 (the 25th of December to the 5th of the Lunar New Year).

Coming to the At Ty Spring Flower Festival 2025, visitors and locals will be immersed in a flower space filled with the colors of flowers and the scent of herbs and admire unique works of art such as: The collection of red dragon orchids, one of the unique orchid species in both color and scent with the sweet and deep scent of incense, arranged into a small street named "Agarwood Alley" full of art with light and mist leading visitors to the Hung King Temple - a sacred space like returning to the source, being peaceful and happy right from the first days of the new year.

The 45th Ho Chi Minh City Spring Flower Festival was held at Tao Dan Park (illustrative photo)

The 6.8m high “Welcoming Spring Tower” is cleverly arranged with 680 pots of Golden Spring Orchids, resplendent in a shimmering yellow color, with the hope of bringing joy, luck and fortune to visitors during the New Year. The special Golden Apricot collection has an ancient tree about 50 years old with a rough bark and base, creating an ancient and unique beauty. The collection of artistic Porcelain flowers has An Lac works over 10 years old and 2 original Xuan Ky trees 14 years old.

Along with that, the Temperate Flower Area has the work of Moc Thu Ngoc Thanh Mai from Da Lat, a bonsai Mai xanh tree over 100 years old, in addition to the ancient Japanese jasmine tree, a collection of Rhododendron flowers, Mai xanh... The orchid exhibition area has 450 works, some unique and novel works from Vietnamese wild orchid species: 1.5m long white-haired Dendrobium, White Fire Phoenix, Seagull, Black Hair, Golden Silk. In addition, there are also unique and vivid works from the exhibition areas of Ornamental Fish, Aquarium, Semi-terrarium, Ornamental Birds and Rocks, Driftwood...

The main gate of the Spring Flower Festival on Truong Dinh Street uses a stylized lotus image to welcome visitors along with colorful flower clusters bringing the fresh air of spring. Next to it is an image of the two mascots of the year of the Snake happily welcoming visitors.

The long lake axis from Truong Dinh gate is the image of the majestic Truong Son mountain range, honoring the beauty of nature, creating a beautiful picture with majestic mountains on brilliant flower fields with the main highlight being the glorious milestones of the country.

At the main gate on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai street, stylized lotus images are used throughout from Truong Dinh gate to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai gate, creating a unified and closely connected space throughout the journey to welcome spring.

The symbolic basin area from Nguyen Thi Minh Khai gate is the image of a snake family inside a basket of happy flowers, designed to convey a message of reunion, happiness and a hopeful welcome for the new year.

Miniature landscapes on the green hill on the right side of the long lake axis. Miniature landscapes of peaceful spring, spring in the city named after Uncle Ho, the image of Ben Nha Rong in the hearts of every citizen of the city. Miniature landscapes with colorful flowers, plus models of bees, butterflies, ants... are working hard to build the city more and more beautiful.

Mr. Hai added that other areas of the Spring Flower Festival also visit “Journey of Time”, a space that recreates the 45-year journey of the Ho Chi Minh City Spring Flower Festival, with the unique nuances of Tet. Coming to the Cham Tower miniature scene is the re-enactment of the image of On the wharf, under the boat, the space of the wharf, chrysanthemums, apricot flowers on Tet and typical spring ornamental plants.

In addition, every night there will be cultural programs, visitors will meet and interact with famous actors, singers and artists such as singer Ngoc Son, artist Kieu Oanh - Hoang Nhat and emerging as a phenomenon among today's youth is the appearance of Rapper Negav (January 28, 2025, the 29th day of Tet), along with other famous artists.

The Opening Ceremony of the Spring Flower Festival of the Year of the Snake will take place at 6:30 p.m. on January 24, 2025 (December 25) and the Closing Ceremony will take place at 5:30 p.m. on February 2, 2025 (the 5th day of the Lunar New Year) with many exciting performances and award ceremonies.

In particular, at this year's Spring Flower Festival, for the first time, the Water Puppetry performance, a traditional folk art form, typical of the Vietnamese people, will bring a special space to visitors on the mornings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Tet. In addition, there are lion and dragon performances every night and on the mornings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Tet with the participation of many famous lion troupes in Ho Chi Minh City.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/lan-dau-tien-bieu-dien-mua-roi-nuoc-tai-hoi-hoa-xuan-tphcm-dip-tet-at-ty-2025-20250109173551865.htm