Foreigners experience Tet first-hand at Ho Chi Minh City’s festival

Hristo Ganev from Bulgaria was among a number of foreign visitors at the Tet Festival 2020 at Le Van Tam Park in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 this weekend. Despite his regular trips to the Vietnamese southern city during the past ten years, the 39-year-old Bulgarian said he had never experienced Tet before. "A Vietnamese friend of mine texted me there was an interesting festival near her workplace and took me here," Ganev told Tuoi Tre News at the event jointly held by the city's Department of Tourism and the Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association. The three-day festival, the first of its kind, lasted from Friday until Sunday and aimed to honor Vietnamese cultural and culinary values, as well as create opportunities for visitors to understand the holiday's traditional customs and the meaning behind Tet. Tet Festival 2020 featured numerous booths displaying Vietnamese cuisine, Tet products, folk games, and traditional music. Tet, or Lunar New Year holiday, is considered the most important festival of the Vietnamese people. The holiday will fall on January 25 this year, with preparation and celebration typically taking place a week before and after the date. A Vietnamese artisan is seen displaying a traditional Tet meal… Read full this story

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