Old Southern Tet in the heart of the city

The Vietnamese Tet At Ty 2025 Festival is taking place at the Youth Cultural House (No. 4, Pham Ngoc Thach, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), featuring Ong Do Street, Mai Vang Street and miniatures recreating the space of the old Southern Tet, traditional craft villages...

Vietnamese Tet Festival of At Ty. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

This year's Vietnamese Tet Festival has the theme "Ho Chi Minh City - The City I Love", harmoniously connecting the modern beauty of a dynamic city with the precious traditional cultural values ​​from ancient craft villages.

For many years, the Vietnamese Tet Festival in the Youth Cultural House area has become a spring destination, one of the first places to decorate for Tet in Ho Chi Minh City.

Visitors take photos with mai trees and miniature landscapes decorating traditional Southern ceramic jars. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Originating from the custom of giving calligraphy at the beginning of the year, the space of Ong Do Street at the festival with many calligraphy artists is ready with “flying dragons and dancing phoenixes” to send visitors a message of peace and luck during the bustling days of celebrating Tet. In addition to meaningful calligraphy, visitors can also experience writing calligraphy themselves under the guidance of the artists.

Young people experience writing calligraphy

Visitors ask for calligraphy on New Year's Day

Visitors see calligraphy with words carrying messages of luck and peace for the New Year.

The area recreating traditional games such as to he attracts young people to take pictures; and especially the warm yellow apricot blossom color typical of the Southern Tet holiday is a favorite choice for many young people as the backdrop for spring souvenir photos.

Tò he - a folk game that requires dexterity and creativity. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

The warm yellow apricot blossom color is typical of Southern spring. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

Yellow apricot blossom street space at the 2025 Vietnamese Tet Festival. Photo: DUNG PHUONG

DUNG PHUONG - PHUONG NGHI

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tet-nam-bo-xua-trong-long-do-thi-post777883.html