Colorful Lunar New Year’s Eve 2011 (Year of the Cat)

Together with the people to welcome Lunar New Year's Eve 2011 were Member of the Central Party, Secretary of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s Council Tran Dinh Thanh; Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Mot; Chairwoman of Dong Nai Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, and the leadership from departments, committees and sectors in Bien Hoa and in Dong Nai.

At the moment of Lunar New Year’s Eve 2011, provincial and municipal leaders burned incense in memory of predecessors and martyrs, praying for a peaceful country and a good life for all people and extending Tet holiday wishes to units on duty on New Year’s Eve.

On Lunar New Year's Eve 2011, Dong Nai Radio and Television held a television bridge program at 5 locations to report the joyful atmosphere to welcome the Tet holidays of people from all over the province.

On Dong Nai Radio and Television, Chairman of Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Mot wished all the people in Dong Nai a joyful, peaceful and happy Lunar New Year.

Also, Mot expected the Party, army and people of Dong Nai to continuously promote revolutionary traditions, overcome difficulties and fulfill task objectives.

Before the fireworks display, people could enjoy fantastic pieces of music performance on the outdoor stage, many other recreational activities and especially the lion and dragon dance contest with a variety of spectacular performance pieces.

At exactly 00:00 a.m, the moment of transition from the old year to the new year, bunches of colorful fireworks were fired into the sky above Tran Bien Temple of Literature.

The 15-minute fireworks display was welcomed by the people with the joy of stepping into a new year.

This Lunar New Year, in addition to the fireworks display at Tran Bien Temple of Literature, there are other five fireworks display locations: Trang Bom, Long Khanh, Xuan Loc, Vinh Cuu and Nhon Trach.

People in these areas had a chance to watch majectic fireworks displays.

Source: Dong Nai Newspaper, Translated by Duy Minh