Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year

I arrived in Saigon just in time for the new year celebrations. It was great to experience Tết in Saigon but the downside was that the majority of businesses were closed for the holidays or those that were open had Tết prices.

Tết in Saigon

New years eve reminded me of Christmas Eve in Dublin, there were people everywhere. On a normal day walking around Saigon is very difficult due to the large volume of people, cars and motorbikes but it was considerably worse on new years eve.

Saigon at night

Siagon during Tết

Saigon on New Years Eve

As part of the Tết celebrations one of the main streets in Saigon was pedestrianised and decorated with flowers. On new years eve everyone gathered here to watch the fireworks display which was fairly impressive. Although I enjoyed listening to peoples reactions to the fireworks more so then the fireworks themselves.

Yellow Flowers Everywhere

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