Vinh City: Exciting activities to welcome the New Year

(Baonghean) - These days, the streets of Vinh city seem to be wearing new clothes: national flags and happy flags are flying; colorful lights, brilliant flower markets... Welcoming the new spring and celebrating the Party Congresses at all levels, the government, people, units and businesses in the city are urgently preparing cultural, information and sports activities.

Renovate the fresh flower system at the Provincial Post Office intersection.

It has become a tradition that every year, when celebrating Tet and welcoming Spring, Hung Dung Ward organizes physical activities and sports such as volleyball, human chess... for people in the ward to participate in playing and exchanging. This year, preparing for the Spring, the ward's cultural officers repainted the soccer field, drew chess boards, hung banners, slogans, and fun flags at central locations. Along with that, the block executive committee hung the national flag at the cultural house, 100% of families hung the national flag during the Lunar New Year, organized the removal of advertising signs; carefully prepared for the sacred flag-raising ceremony on the first day of Tet along with recreational activities such as cultural exchanges, sports competitions and the elderly's feast day. Mr. Nguyen Sy Dam, a ward cultural officer, said: The ward organized an open volleyball tournament and a chess competition starting from February 23 (the 5th day of the Lunar New Year). In particular, the cultural and artistic activities to celebrate the program "Warm Tet in the homeland of Lang Do" - giving gifts and supporting disadvantaged households, taking place on the evening of February 8 attracted a large number of people to participate.

Currently, Truong Thi Ward is also busy preparing for activities that will take place during Tet. Mr. Nguyen Tat Thien, Chairman of the Ward People's Committee, said: To create an atmosphere of celebrating the Party and the Spring of At Mui, the Ward People's Committee has developed a plan to organize cultural, artistic and sports activities, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere in the area. Accordingly, the Department of Culture and Information is assigned to coordinate with the Youth Union to practice lion dance, establish a men's volleyball team to participate in the Party and Spring celebration tournament; coordinate with the Poetry Club and Folk Song Club to organize the Spring Poetry Festival at the beginning of the year; organize cultural, artistic and healthy entertainment activities right at the ward headquarters and cultural houses of the blocks... In particular, the security and management team of Ha Ma Temple is well directed to clean up, ensure security and order, not to let superstitious activities take advantage of, creating favorable conditions for people to come and offer incense and flowers before, during and after Tet.

To meet the spiritual needs of the people, the Management Board of Emperor Quang Trung Temple has developed a specific plan, clearly assigning responsibilities to each member in organizing the 226th Anniversary of Ngoc Hoi - Dong Da Victory. The celebration takes place on the 5th day of the first lunar month, to honor and pay tribute to the national hero Quang Trung - Nguyen Hue, continue to propagate, promote and develop spiritual values, and at the same time develop tourism services. Mr. Vu Hong Duc, Head of the Management Board of Emperor Quang Trung Temple, said: The celebration program includes the spiritual ceremony of Phat An Buddhist Monastery, Nhat Nam martial arts performance, incense offering ceremony and distribution of "Seal Cards" of Emperor Quang Trung Temple. The festival includes: Traditional wrestling competition, tug of war for men and women, Spring Poetry Festival and many other cultural and artistic activities.

Up to this point, the script for "New Year's Eve 2015" has been approved by the Vinh City People's Committee and the City Cultural Center is also urgently practicing, arranging, and urging the participating forces, ensuring a joyful and bustling festival. The program has the participation of Vinh City Youth Union, 25 wards and communes, the Center for Preservation and Promotion of Nghe An Folk Heritage and the Provincial Song and Dance Troupe, broadcast live on NTV. The festival is held at the Ho Chi Minh Square Fountain stage, with an expected participation of about 2,000 people. The festival is the central cultural and artistic activity of the city during this Tet holiday. Mr. Nguyen Quang Vinh, Director of the City Cultural Center, said: During the festival, there are many unique and impressive programs such as drum performance, lion dance, fruit tray performance, spring luck picking, "Our ward happily welcomes Tet" contest including making banh chung, learning folk songs, performing folk songs and professional music and dance, and the art program "Youth Melody". Practice and preparation for the festival began on January 28, the rehearsal night took place on February 16.

In addition, Vinh City People's Committee also organizes many other unique cultural, artistic, sports and entertainment activities such as entertainment venues at Nguyen Tat Thanh Park, Central Park, Quyet Mountain Forest Park, Hong Son Temple, Vietnam - Germany Children's Cultural House according to the motto of socialization; organizes Vietnam Poetry Day at Hong Son Temple on the 15th day of the first lunar month; organizes cultural exchange activities, exchanges of Vi and Giam folk song clubs during the Lunar New Year; organizes the planning of the Spring flower market to ensure civilization, environmental sanitation and traffic safety to serve the people...

Tet is near, the spring breeze gradually dispels the cold. Entertainment venues such as Central Park and Big C Supermarket are also actively renovating to welcome spring visitors,...

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