Foreign tourists experience traditional Tet atmosphere in Da Nang
Monday, January 20, 2025, 16:08 GMT+7
Many locations in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have recreated the traditional Tet atmosphere with various activities and decorations, attracting local and foreign tourists.
The tourists were excited to experience activities typically found during traditional Tet celebrations, such as making banh in (snow-flaked cakes) and jam, and wrapping banh tet (cylindrical glutinous rice cakes) and banh chung (square sticky rice cakes) during the ‘Xuan Yeu Thuong 2025’ (Spring of Love) program opened at the East Sea Park on Vo Nguyen Giap Street in Ngu Hanh Son District late last week.
The program will last until Tuesday.
At the program, visitors enjoyed traditional dishes, including cu kieu (pickled leek), cha lua (Vietnamese pork sausage), and nem ran (fried spring rolls).
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| A space is decorated with a traditional Tet theme in Cam Le District, Da Nang City, central Vietnam. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
Calligraphers writing pieces of calligraphy and children joining mua sap (Cheraw dance) also impressed the visitors.
Shaen, an American tourist, expressed her delight at experiencing Vietnam’s Tet celebrations.
"The atmosphere is bustling. Making different types of cakes or participating in games are new experiences for me. They help me better understand Vietnamese culture and people," Shaen said.
“Local people are friendly. They eagerly invited me to try traditional Tet dishes."
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| A young girl poses for a photo at a Tet corner in Da Nang City, central Vietnam. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
On Thang Long Street in Cam Le District, the traditional Tet was also vividly recreated through the 'Tet Viet - Xuan At Ty 2025' program, which took place between Friday and Sunday last week.
Locals and tourists felt like they had traveled back to the past as a corner on the street was decorated with old house and temple models.
Vietnam's traditional Tet customs were featured through the activities of bai choi (a folk gambling game and music), lotto shows, and many other folk games.
Traditional Tet dishes were also introduced and sold to the public.
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| A tourist experiences making ‘banh in’ (snow-flaked cakes) in Da Nang City, central Vietnam. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
Ngo Thi My Anh, a 39-year-old resident in Cam Le District, strolled through the space with her daughter and shared that she felt a sense of nostalgia as she could see images of Tet that she had not seen for a long time.
The decorations were beautiful and similar to those in the past, Anh noted, adding that she and her daughter took many photos there.
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| ‘Mua sap’ (Cheraw dance) is an activity attracting many local residents and tourists in Da Nang City, central Vietnam. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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| Traditional Vietnamese Tet dishes. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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| Young people wait to ask for calligraphic works. Photo: Thanh Thuy |
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