Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.

Children’s art workshops offer a dynamic cultural experience, introducing young participants to the vibrant world of contemporary Vietnamese art.

Peach blossom in each area has its own beauty. Moc Chau peach blossom charmingly impresses people, while that in Nhat Tan is proud of its brilliance.

Circus artists from Viet Nam, Russia and Belarus will entertain audiences in HCM City with extravagant performances to usher in the Lunar New Year.

In the evening of February 16, the 2015 Flower Street Festival on Ham Nghi street in HCM city was officially opened.

Diverse activities including a calligraphy writing festival have been held in Hanoi to introduce cultural characteristics of Hanoi ancient streets and celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Students Association in Canberra have participated in Australia’s 18th multicultural festival to promote the Vietnamese culture.

Hue will offer free entry to its monuments for three days over the Tet holiday, giving locals and tourists access to the former royal city.

The National Sport Administration said that Vietnam will participate in 6 events at the International Martial Arts Festival 2015, to be held from March 12 – 22 in Bangkok, Thailand.

It is a Vietnamese tradition for people to buy peach flowers to decorate houses for Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) celebrations.

The annual Lunar New Year (TET) calligraphy exhibition, which has taken place for over a decade along Van Mieu Street in the Dong Da district of Hanoi, has been relocated this year to the Temple of Literature.

Vietnam Project Runway 2014 winner Ly Giam Tien will unveil his latest collection Dark Raven on February 15 at Crowne Plaza Times Square in New York City as part of the ongoing New York Couture Fashion Week.

Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Vietnam`s many traditional arts selected to entertain locals and tourists alike during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Hanoi`s Old Quarter.

Spring and love are the hottest themes for music videos that will be released this month to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 19.

More than 80 artists from Hanoi are presenting their works at the Tet Art Fair that is underway in the city.

As many as 39 delegates from five ethnic minorities with a population under 1,000 members took part in a workshop held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Hanoi on February 9 to discuss practical solutions to protecting and promoting their cultural values.

On February 9, Phu Tho province in coordiantion with Hanoi city organized a ceremony to inaugurate the renovation projects of Thien Quang temple and scenic area in Ha Temple in the historical Hung Temple.

Spring has filled Mong ethnic minority villages in the northern province of Hoa Binh with peach and plum blossoms and the melodious sounds of the khen (panpipe), colouring the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A set of stamps featuring Vietnam’s symbolic architectural heritage and landscapes was unveiled in Paris, France, on February 5.

The Vietnam Journalists Association in collaboration with the Central Board of Science and Education, Ministry of Information and Communications and Hanoi People`s Committee opened the largest ever annual Spring Press Festival at the Giang Vo Exhibition Centre on February 7.

The year`s largest street art festival is set to hit the 3A Alternative Art Area this Saturday, featuring live mural painting, a street photography exhibition, live performance art, live music and freestyle sports.

A cultural strategy for Vietnam`s foreign relations until 2020 with a vision for 2030 has been approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.