Lanterns again bring out the best of Hoi An

Hoi An can never go wrong with lanterns

A lantern festival is organized at An Hoi Statue Garden in the ancient town on February 2-22 to celebrate the Tet Lunar New Year. Classes of making lanterns and folding origami-like items with bamboo leaves are available for visitors until February 14

 Traditional houses are reproduced with lanterns.

 

 A monkey lantern marks the Year of Monkey.

 A lantern on An Hoi Bridge

Another giant lantern on the bridge

Dragon is one of the four holy creatures in Vietnamese folk culture, besides qilin, tortoise, and phoenix. The mythical creatures are often presented in local festivals and religious buildings such as temples and family altar houses.

 Qilin, or ky lan in Vietnamese, is a mix of different creatures, such as dragon and lion.

A tortoise-shaped lantern

Lanterns illuminate An Hoi Bridge

The Hoai River

 In front of a communal house

Besides lanterns, Hoi An celebrates Tet Lunar New Year Festival with a string of activities such as street music performances, a boat race on Hoai River and folk games.

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