Ho Chi Minh City will ring in 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet), or the Year of the Snake, with a 3D projection mapping show and a fireworks display, the municipal Department of Culture and Sports announced at a press briefing on Thursday.

As per the plan, the festivities will take place from 8:00 pm on January 28 (the 29th of the 12th lunar month) until 12:30 am on January 29.

The southern metropolis will display a 3D projection mapping show on the façade of the office building of the municipal People's Committee on the evening of January 28, followed by a fireworks show from midnight to 12:15 am on January 29.

Fireworks locations are pending approval from city authorities.

The celebrations will also include a spring-themed exhibition at Lam Son Park and nearby streets in District 1 from January 25 to February 9.

A Tet flower market will open in District 8 from January 14 to 28.

Another Tet flower festival and a flower market will take place from January 26 to February 2 at Tao Dan Park, along with Nguyen Hue Flower Street, a book festival, and cultural performances.

The southern city will also hold the ‘Bánh Tét Festival’ on January 21-22 at the National Cultural and Historical Park in Thu Duc City, with traditional offerings to the Hung Kings, considered Vietnam's founding fathers, and other historical figures on January 24.

Bánh tét is a cylindrical glutinous rice roll whose main ingredients are glutinous rice, beans, and dried coconut.

Other activities include reunions for overseas Vietnamese, diplomatic meetings, and tributes at cemeteries and monuments to commemorate late leaders Ho Chi Minh and Ton Duc Thang.

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