Like Vietnam, the Lunar New Year is the most important celebration of the year for many Asian countries. Lunar New Year marks the end of winter and the dawn of spring bringing hopes of good luck and happiness.China Chinese New Year is an important traditional Chinese holiday, celebrated at the turn of the Chinese lunar calendar. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese family members as it is the time that they will all gather together, like western families at Christmas. Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally run from New Year’s Eve, the last day of the last month in the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the inside and outside of their homes, as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their … [Read more...] about Asian countries welcome the Lunar New Year
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Lunar New Year across Asia
Lunar New Year is an important celebration for millions of people all around the world and it is the most significant and widely celebrated holiday for many Asian cultures. Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian countries, with all having their interesting twists and differences. 1. Tet Nguyen Dan in Vietnam Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. Tet celebrates the arrival of spring based on the Vietnamese variation of the Chinese lunar calendar. The Lunar New Year Festival often falls between late January and early February; it is among the most important holidays in Vietnam. Officially, the festival includes the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day in Lunar calendar; however, Vietnamese people often spend about nearly a month to celebrate this special event. Many Vietnamese prepare for Tet by cooking special holiday foods and cleaning the house. The foods include banh chung, banh day, dried young bamboo soup, giò and sticky rice. There … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year across Asia
Lunar New Year tours
On the eve of the traditional lunar New Year festival, travel companies are busy preparing for the Tet holiday demand. Due to higher than expected demand this year, many companies stopped accepting reservations a month ago. The lunar new year is a busy time for travel companies, especially prestigious ones such as Saigontourist, Viettravel and Vitour. Mr. Nguyen The Vinh, Director of the Saigontourist Company said: "A long holiday during Tet creates a good business opportunity for us. Tet plans are often made 6 months before Tet and based on the length of the holiday, we have designed appropriate tours. We try to make our tours relaxing for customers". … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year tours
Tour prices set to rise during Lunar New Year
HA NOI — The cost of international tours is set to increase during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival by up to 30-40 per cent compared to the end of last year, tourism companies nationwide have announced. According to Vietsky Travel, the price of a five-day tour to Thailand has increased from US$290 to around $430. Meanwhile, the price of a four-day trip to Singapore has increased by nearly $100 to $590. Tours prices to Hong Kong had also gone up by $100, it added. High air travel prices are cited as the main reason. "As usual, the prices of tours over the Tet holiday are higher then normal. The main reason is that airlines often raise their prices on seeing high demand," said Duong Mai Lan, a representative of Vietravel in the capital city of Ha Noi. Agreeing with Lan, Dao Thu Hien, director of Vietsky Travel, said that plane ticket prices increased by 30-50 per cent at Lunar New Year. In some instances, she added, the price of a flight to Thailand at Tet increased to … [Read more...] about Tour prices set to rise during Lunar New Year
Sharp increase in tourists during Tet Lunar New Year
The cool spring air and festive atmosphere in the northern mountainous regions has attracted a large number of local and foreign visitors during the Tet Lunar New Year. Saigon Tourist, the country's leading travel company, offered many Buddhist pilgrim tours to thousands of tourists to famous sacred sites such as Yen Tu in Quang Ninh Province, Huong Pagoda in Hanoi, Bai Dinh Pagoda in Trang An tourist area in Ninh Binh Province, Linh Ung Pagoda in the central city of Da Nang, Chua Ba Temple in Chau Doc Town in the Mekong Delta Province of An Giang. The first month of the Lunar New Year is an auspicious time to visit pagodas and temples to pray for a happy life, good luck and good health in the coming year. Pilgrimage tourism has recently become a part of modern Vietnamese culture and an attractive tourist package for foreigners. The fresh air and cool climate of Da Lat resort town in the central highland province of Lam Dong and Ba Na hill in Da Nang is a hot favourite of many … [Read more...] about Sharp increase in tourists during Tet Lunar New Year