Ede women making chung cakes at the program "Green chung cakes - Tet for the poor" 2025 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi, January 19, 2025. Photo: Tran Viet/VNA

Visitors will be involved in hands-on experience of cultural traditions of  16 ethnic groups in Vietnam. They are the Nung, Tay, Dao, Mong, Muong, Lao, Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gia Rai, Co Tu, Raglai, E De, and Khmer  from 11 localities, including Thai Nguyen, Hanoi, Ha Giang, Son La, Hoa Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Ninh Thuan, Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, and Soc Trang.

The highlight activity is the exchange program "Northwest spring comes", where ethnic minorities celebrate Tet and welcome Spring, singing traditional folk songs and playing games.

In addition, the "Happy Tet, welcome Spring" program will show traditional New Year greeting rituals and customs, imbued with the ethnic colors of each region.

There will be cultural exchanges and folk art performances of xoe dance, bamboo dance, au eo dance, folk singing, gong performance, then singing, tinh lute, bell dance, and turtle dance.