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Traditional rituals for the Lunar New Year (Tet) were re-enacted at the Thang Long royal citadel relic site in Hanoi on Friday, giving participants a glimpse into the Tet celebrations of the royals in the past.

The German band Modern Talking and singer Sandra will return to Vietnam with their performance in Hanoi on March 7.

Various cultural activities will be held at famous tourist sites in Hanoi during the Lunar New Year period.

Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations held an art performance on Friday to celebrate the New Year 2020.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just announced the top 10 culture, sports and tourism events of 2019.

Lovers of Cuban culture and products in Hanoi will have chance to learn more about the country and find authentic Cuban specialities with the opening of an outlet in the city on January 8.

The second French gastronomy festival "Balade en France" will be held in Hanoi from January 10-12.

The first Ha Long International Music Festival (HALOMUS), with the theme "Ha Long spread and integration", will take place from January 10 – 11, 2020, in Ha Long City.

An exhibition entitled ‘Calligraphy of Nguyen dynasty Kings’ opened in Hanoi on January 3 as an event to celebrate the Vietnam Archives Day.

Vietnamese representative My Duyen has left for Mexico to participate in the Miss Global 2019 beauty pageant which will be held from January 4 and 18.

The festival will include solo, duet, trio and group performances in folklore, classic and modern styles.

A special art programme named "Rock Symphony - We are the champions" will take place on January 9 - 10, 2020 at the Hanoi Opera House, according to the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre (VNOB).

To welcome in the new decade, one of the biggest annual events, Lights 2020, on Nguyen Hue pedestrian mall, will once again take place on New Year’s Eve, with a countdown starting at 8pm.

The annual traditional holiday of the Mông ethnic minority group, known as Nào Pê Chầu, takes place at the end of the 11th lunar month.

The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme 2020, a run-up to the Lunar New Year festival for Overseas Vietnamese (OV), will take place in Hanoi and Bac Ninh province on January 18, 2020.

Widely known through cartoons, the soundtracks of famous Disney animations such as "Pinocchio" and "Cinderella” are to be performed by Vietnamese artists during the "Concert of Childhood Memory".