
Sunday, 02/02/2025 19:59
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“Highlights” in the first days of the Spring of the Snake
TTH.VN - In the early days of the new year 2025, the Year of the Snake, many places in the city organized exciting spring activities, including cultural and sports activities, as well as folk games and royal court games, etc.
These activities not only add highlights to the colorful picture of the first days of spring, but also create opportunities for people and visitors to enjoy, experience, and exchange, thereby enhancing the promotion and spread of traditional and unique cultural and sports features of Hue City - the 6th centrally-governed municipality of Vietnam.
The following are some photos taken by a group of reporters from Hue Today Online during the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025:
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The Imperial Citadel is always a popular destination for people and visitors during the spring festival |
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Inside the Imperial Citadel, Hue Monuments Conservation Center organized many exciting and interesting cultural activities and games |
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The joy of a foreign visitor when receiving the lucky money and wishes for peace from the fortune tree arranged inside the Imperial Citadel |
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In addition to wishing the king longevity, the royal court dance titled “Trinh tuong tap khanh" also has the meaning of wishing all people prosperity, affluence, and happiness |
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A vibrant unicorn dance performance from the Duong Xuan vo dao traditional martial arts school (Huong So) |
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Visitors enjoyed the game “dau ho” - a game that requires the dexterity, and was favored by the king and royal family in the past |
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Many young people enjoyed the game “Tha tho” - an elegant pastime of the intellectuals of the Hue Imperial Capital in the past |
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Giving calligraphy at the beginning of the year |
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Kien Trung Palace - a building with French, Italian, and traditional Vietnamese styles, has become a favorite “checking-in” place for many people after restoration |
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In addition to the interesting activities in the Imperial Citadel, at Thuong Bac Park (Phu Xuan District), there were also performances by more than 100 martial artists from 8 traditional martial arts clubs and schools in the Ancient Capital |
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...or the Gia Vien fairy swing festival in Phong Hien (Phong Dien) |
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These cultural and sports activities brought people and visitors more interesting experiences during the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025 |
By HAN DANG