Many shortcomings in previous festivals have been corrected.

Many spring festivals in the North such as Huong Pagoda festival, Bai Dinh Pagoda festival, Giong festival, the 1984th anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung Uprising (40-43 AD) and Hai Ba Trung temple festival... have been jubilantly opened.

A large number of visitors came to Tay Ho temple on the 6th of January (February 15). Photo: Ngoc Linh - Minh Tue

A quick note at the relics in Hanoi this year shows that there are few cases of overcharging and commercialization. At Ha Pagoda, one of the beautiful pagodas that attracts many Buddhists and tourists, the People's Committee of Dich Vong Ward, Cau Giay District, organizes free parking for visitors.

Tay Ho Palace, Hanoi, Quang An Ward Police, Tay Ho District applies cashless payment method at car and motorbike parking lots. Automatic fee collection will avoid price increase at parking lots, and shops on the street outside Tay Ho Palace will publicly list prices, set up payment accounts, and use QR codes for payment, and accept cashless payments.

Quang An Ward Police, Tay Ho District, has implemented a cashless policy at car and motorbike parking lots in Tay Ho District. Photo: Ngoc Linh - Minh Tue

However, there are still places that increase parking fees during Tet. At Ung Thien communal house, Lang Ha street, Hanoi, the motorbike parking fee has doubled, 10,000 VND/vehicle.

Assessing cultural and festival activities, Ms. Ninh Thi Thu Huong, Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that regarding the management of the Spring festival in 2024, the Ministry and the Department have issued many documents to localities.

Through synthesis, this year's festival management work is more innovative than previous years. Provinces and cities have proactively proposed key, focused plans with forecasts for local festival activities. Many localities have issued master plans for common festival activities, thereby directly directing authorities at all levels to develop scenarios and plans, including many feasible plans for festival activities.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung commented that in this year's festival season, many previous shortcomings in previous festival seasons have been rectified, with active participation from localities.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/bat-dau-mua-le-hoi-nam-2024-it-xay-ra-tinh-trang-chat-chem-thuong-mai-hoa-196240216183539228.htm