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President Nguyen Minh Triet presided over a ritual to pay homage to Vietnam's ancestors at Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi.

Villagers in central Hue are busy making Banh in, a traditional cake made from green beans and sugar, to prepare for Tet.

As Tet nears, not only are the streets of the capital becoming more busy, but also decorated with flowers and bonsai trees.

During the lead up to Tet, many people go to the Temple of Literature in search of calligraphy scrolls with blessings for New Year.

Craftsmen in Can Tho had been busy making their meticulous handcrafts at a fair to welcome the Tet festival.

Even though Tet will not be here for another week, every street in Nha Trang is decorated in striking colours.

Hanoi merchants are selling a wide variety of ornamental fish for the celebration of the Kitchen God.

People of the mountain village of Sapa gathered to sell their beautiful and ubiquitous peach blossoms for Tet.

Vietnam held a ceremony to receive UNESCO certification for St. Giong Festival as an Intangible Cultural Heritage.

For some time, every Tet, peddlers of various wares travel to Hoa Bac commune to sell goods to the Co Tu ethnic minority.

Spending billions of VND on luxurious, decorative stones and ornate sculptures for Tet is gaining in popularity.

Handicraft villages in Thua Thien, in the central province of Hue, are racing to make their traditional products for the holiday.

Can Tho City began an ornamental trees market which started on January 18, running through the 31, for Tet.

Bat Trang is putting the finishing touches onto a number of giant - and expensive - pottery products just in time for Tet.

Dot flowers are blooming, signaling the coming of Tet, all up and down Khanh Vinh Mountain in Khanh Hoa Province.

O Quy Ho, the highest mountain pass in Vietnam, was covered with ice and snow after two chilly days.

Legendary Sapa has been coverd by fog and dropping temperatures recently.

On chilly evenings in the northwest, there is nothing like sitting down on Sapa’s grilled-food street with a bowl of strong Bac Ha wine and a plate of fragrant grilled food.

Ca Pass is a high and winding mountain pass with dangerous roads which offers a serene view of Vietnam’s landscapes.