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Peaceful Thanh Vinh on the first day of the new year.

Diep Thanh • January 29, 2025 09:44

In the first moments of the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake 2025, many people in Vinh City chose a fitting start to their lives.

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00007 — Lenin Avenue – one of the major thoroughfares in the center of Vinh city – was clean and quiet on the morning of the first day of Tet (Lunar New Year). Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00001 — People visit and pray for peace at Tung Lam Diec Co (Diec Pagoda) on the first day of the new year. Photo: Diep Thanh.

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00006 — Hong Son Temple is one of the places many people visit to admire the scenery and offer incense on New Year's Day. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00018 — Springtime at Hong Son Temple. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00014 — On the first day of the new year, many people choose to meet up with their friends and share moments captured on New Year's Eve. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00013 — A scene at Vinh Market on the morning of the first day of Tet (Lunar New Year). To achieve this cleanliness and tidiness, the sanitation workers toiled through the night. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00016 — Some shops and restaurants in the Vinh Old Town area stay open all night to serve customers. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00004 — This couple, along with their friends from the Nghe An Runners Club, woke up at 4 a.m. to complete their first 25 km run of the new year, welcoming the Year of the Snake 2025. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00011 — Starting the new year on the running track is also a way to express the wish for a year of good health and smooth sailing in all endeavors. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00002 — The vibrant flower-lined streets are ready for people to come and take photos during the Lunar New Year holidays. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00000 — Many locals choose to start the new year with a leisurely journey along the 72-meter-wide boulevard, connecting the center of Vinh city to Cua Lo beach. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00017 — Traditionally, at 8 a.m., each neighborhood holds a flag-raising ceremony to mark the beginning of the year. The photo shows the flag-raising ceremony in Block 19, Hung Binh Ward. Photo: Diep Thanh

thành vinh sáng mồng 1 năm 2025 Ảnh Diệp Thanh00003 — After the flag-raising ceremony, the block's leadership team will give New Year's lucky money envelopes to the participants. These bright red envelopes are considered lucky gifts for the new year, bringing good fortune and happiness. Photo: Diep Thanh

Diep Thanh