Old Tet festival in Nha Trang

Impressions of the old Tet Festival in ancient Nha Trang On January 18, Nha Trang Ancient Craft Village will open the Ancient Tet Festival for people and tourists to have fun and experience the traditional Tet of the Vietnamese people. Organized on a large scale and methodically, with cultural depth, the Old Tet Festival (lasting from January 18 to March 1) is one of the series of unique cultural activities during the 2026 Lunar New Year of the Horse in Khanh Hoa. With an area of ​​3 hectares, the ancient Nha Trang Craft Village (Nam Nha Trang ward) has been built into a traditional Tet space with dozens of entertainment spots operating in parallel, operated by hundreds of people every day. The Tet festival here is not a check-in corner, but a cultural ecosystem rich in tradition. Entering the space of the old Tet Festival, guests will see Tet spread out into a seamless cultural flow. There, there is a hundred-year-old house for visitors to walk around and take pictures; There is a traditional costume area for the whole family to preserve nostalgic moments together, and a craft village with many traditional crafts for guests to admire the talented hands of artisans, or can make their own gifts to take home. Tet is fun and festive. Understanding that, the ancient Nha Trang Craft Village organized a folk game area for everyone to join in; There was a cheerful and bustling traditional musical instrument concert, and a real-life show "Legendary Light" - a story about the historical and cultural flow of Nha Trang - Khanh Hoa through many periods. People who come to celebrate Tet have booths to eat, watch, and stay - just like the old Tet style: No rush, no browsing. Of course, the old Tet Festival cannot lack a Tet market. 50 stalls of Tet flowers, cakes, jams, handicrafts, and local products are authentically sold by street vendors, reminiscent of the familiar Tet markets of the past. The days leading up to the Lunar New Year of Binh Ngo will have a colorful Spring Flower Festival with traditional Tet flowers such as chrysanthemums and marigolds. The image of "the school teacher hunched his back on a counter, his hands studying and writing spring poems" in the poem Cho Tet by Doan Van Cu is also vividly recreated in the space of the old Tet. "Tet here is not for watching, but for immersing yourself in experiencing and reliving the old Tet atmosphere. In other words, tourists also contribute to creating and recreating the traditional Tet taste of the Vietnamese people," shared Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh - Executive Director of the ancient Nha Trang Craft Village. The Lunar New Year of the Horse is approaching. And no matter how busy you are, you should take time to enjoy Tet in ancient Nha Trang. Elderly people will be able to relive a time of memories, children will understand what the traditional Tet of the Vietnamese people is. There you will see "Dong Ho painting of chicken and pig with fresh and clear lines, bright national colors on message paper", you will see the ancient soul of the country still preserved... "We want the old Tet Festival to not only be a one-time Tet festival but to become an annual activity to jointly preserve the nation's cultural heritage. Behind that cultural color is the ancient soul of Vietnam for thousands of years", Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Anh expressed.