The Ministry of Information and Communications has published a set of stamps on happiness and warmness in Spring to welcome the lunar New Year. Designed by painter Nguyen Du of the Vietnam Post, the set includes two stamps measuring 37 x 37 millimetres. The first design, priced at VND3,000, portrays a rooster. The second, priced at VND10,500, portrays a hen and a chicken. The main colours used in the two stamps are bright yellow and pink, representing apricot and peach flowers, two iconic blossoms of the Vietnamese Lunar New celebration. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about Stamp set published to welcome lunar New Year
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Lunar New Year and Vietnamese cultural identity
(Cinet)- Tet Nguyen Dan (Lunar New Year) is a Vietnamese festival beginning on the first day of the first lunar month. It marks the beginning of the lunar new year and the arrival of spring. This traditional festival maintains the national culture. Tet falls sometime between the last ten days of January and the middle part of February. As a nation living on agriculture for many centuries, Tet is a good occasion to associate man with nature. Tet helps farmers relax themselves after twelve working months. In the New Year, everything is nice and bright which can bring good lucks to the following year. All things grow strongly while each Vietnamese person is full of vitality. Tet is also a family and a communal festival. In the old days at Tet, farmers seldom ventured out of the bamboo hedge sourrounding their village; people who could not return home for Tet suffered acute nostalgia. As a rule, all members of the extended family try to spend the holiday (the idiom used is to "eat Tet") … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year and Vietnamese cultural identity
In the pink for the Lunar New Year
In the pink for the Lunar New Year (31-01-2007) A set of commemorative stamps to mark the 2007 Lunar New Year or Tet Dinh Hoi (the Year of the Pig), has been issued by the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Depicted on the stamps are images of a family of well-fed pigs gathering happily together in the warmth of spring, symbolising prosperity. The stamps measure 43x32mm and come in denominations of VND800 and VND8,000. The Ministry has also issued first-day covers bearing designs related to the theme of the stamps and two 150x100mm cards featuring an enlarged colour reproduction of the commemorative stamps. The artwork is in the style of traditional Dong Ho paintings and printed on brushed diep paper made from ground seashells. The commemorative stamps are designed to celebrate the most important festival of the year. The Tet Dinh Hoi stamp set is the work of painter Vu Kim Lien, who works for Viet Nam Stamps Company. She is also the author of the Tet Quy Dau stamp set (the … [Read more...] about In the pink for the Lunar New Year
Stamp collectors get special Lunar New Year surprise
Stamp collectors get special Lunar New Year surprise (01-02-2008) HA NOI — The Ministry of Information and Communications has released a stamp collection consisting of two stamps designed by painter Dang Minh Vu to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year - Tet Mau Ty or the Year of the Rat. With bright colours and cheerful images of rats, people welcomed the stamps as a symbol of happiness and good fortune. Since 1993's Lunar New Year, the Viet Nam Stamp Company has released a special Tet edition each year. — VNS … [Read more...] about Stamp collectors get special Lunar New Year surprise
Efforts to prevent avian flu from spreading for the coming traditional lunar new year festival
The National Steering Board for Avian Flu Control organised an urgent meeting in Hanoi on January 5th to discuss bird flu developments. According to the latest report from the Veterinary Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, avian flu has been reported in 16 communes and wards in 6 Mekong delta provinces and Nam Dinh province in the Red River Delta. Director of the Veterinary Department Bui Quang Anh told the meeting that avian flu is likely to recur and develop in the Mekong Delta, the southeastern region, the Red River delta and possibly border provinces. From now to mid-February, the country is facing a high risk of bird flu recurrence due to favourable weather conditions for the virus to develop and an increase in poultry demand in preparation for the coming traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet). In an effort to prevent avian flu from spreading widely, the National Steering Board for Avian Flu Control will take drastic measures, including the … [Read more...] about Efforts to prevent avian flu from spreading for the coming traditional lunar new year festival