What does Tet mean when you're miles away from home?

Imitations of Tet meals made of cake and fondant by a baker in Hanoi amaze many people because they look just like the real thing.

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19/12 Street in Hoan Kiem district has officially become Hanoi’s first book street from May 1.

People in Hanoi pass by street vendors every day. Among those, busy bicycles with bunches of flower attract eyes the most. They look like walking flowers vases on the streets.

The Indian Embassy in Vietnam inaugurated an Indian cultural centre in Hanoi on the evening of April 20, as part of activities marking the two countries’ 45-year diplomatic ties (January 7, 1972 - 2017) and 10-year strategic partnership (2007 - 2017).

Vietnam Book Festival 2017, scheduled to open on April 20 at National Library of Vietnam, No. 31 Trang Thi Street, Hanoi, will feature various meaningful activities targeting readers of all ages.

A bamboo and rattan fair was held on April 14th by the Hanoi Old Quarter Management Board. The fair showcased a wide variety of bamboo and rattan products at Kim Ngan Communal House on Hang Bac Street of the Hanoi Old Quarter.

Hanoitimes - Having a high expectation for promoting precious values of the Capital of 1000 years of history, in 2016, Hanoi tourism will focus on attracting and diversifying investment resources to develop and enhance particular product quality with new tourism products introduced to draw more attention from tourists.

The Spring Book Festival 2017 will be organised from March 15-19 at Vietnamese Women’s Museum at 36 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi.

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival 2017, that is scheduled to take place at Ly Thai To Park, near Hoan Kiem Lake, the downtown of Hanoi from March 10 – 12, will display as many as 150 cherry blossom trees and 7,000 cherry blossom branches imported from Japan.

The Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi will leave Vietnam on February 16 to participate for the first time in Materia Prima–International Festival of the Form Theatre in Cracow, Poland.

A “Mam Ngu Qua” (five-fruit tray) on the ancestral altar during Tet holiday symbolizes the admiration and gratitude of the Vietnamese to their ancestors, also demonstrates their aspiration for prosperity.

The "Lunar New Year (Tet) festival 2017" programme, which is scheduled to take place on January 22 in Cong Hoa commune, Quoc Oai district, on the western outskirts of Hanoi, will feature various traditional customs of the Vietnamese Tet.

3,000 people participated in the event "Moon Greeting in the City 2016" at the Museum of Hanoi is not the record of the traditional Mid-Autumn playground. Arrivals who are children came to "Moon Greeting in the City 2016" on September 10 to September 11 is estimated half or even double than those of the previous year.

On December 31, Hanoi hosted two countdown events to welcome in the New Year 2017, one at August Revolution Square, with the participation of the orchestra from the Vietnam National Academy of Music, and another event at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square with the participation of several renowned international DJs.

The guideline of adapting master arts to Hanoi Opera House of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is not only promising to bring in a breakthrough to the traditional art, but also is expected to turn this “Art Cathedral” into an attractive destination for tourists visiting Hanoi.

Hanoi’s Book Street will open on April 21 - the Vietnam Book Day on December 19 street, according to the municipal Department of Information and Communication.

As schedule, by December 19, the first book city of Hanoi shall be officially opened. This is the result of an idea lasted and cherished for many years by Hanoi Department of Information and Communications and publishing units.

The Embassy of Argentina in Vietnam will hold various activities showcasing Argentinean culture in December in Hanoi.

The Hue Culture and Tourism Days in Hanoi which will be held on December 13-16 at the Hanoi Opera House is a chance to promote Hue’s cuisine and tourism products to Hanoians.

According to the organising board, the 2016 Vietnam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival - Hanoi will take place from December 3rd, 2016 to January 22nd, 2017 at Lepare Trade Centre, Gaduma city urban area in Hanoi.

The Italian Food Festival 2016 will be held from November 19-20 at the West Lake Water Park in Hanoi. Participating in the event, visitors under 20 years old will be free admission and have a chance to receive 2 airline tickets to Italy.