Exploring unique lunar New Year markets in Ho Chi Minh City
	Calligraphy festival honours morality
	Hanoi residents seek calligraphy letters for Tet good lucks

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On February 13 (the second day of the Lunar New Year), Ho Van (opposite the Temple of Literature) started to open for visitors. The relic management board has taken many anti-Covid-19 measures, Zing News reported.

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A shield is put up between calligraphers and visitors to reduce contact.

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People asking for calligraphy keep a safe distance with each other.

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Calligraphers strictly comply with wearing face masks.

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Given the complex situation of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Temple of Literature’s management board suspended Spring calligraphy festival and collective incense offering. Asking for and giving calligraphy has long been a traditional custom, hence, the management board has made effort to serve the needs of people.

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Tourists queue to buy tickets to enter the Temple of Literature.

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Visitors are required to wash their hands with sanitizer and checked body temperature.

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Staff are mobilize to remind people to wear face masks.

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A woman in Ao dai (Vietnamese traditional costume) dons face mask while praying at Khanh An pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City’s District 12.

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People go to the pagoda to wish for a New Year full of prosperity, happiness and luckiness.

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Mrs. Le Thi Tam, from Thu Duc city said that this year her whole family went to the pagoda to pray for luckiness and peace. Due to the Covid-19, the number of visitors declined and everyone followed the rule of wearing masks, she added.

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Wearing face masks is one of the effective ways to stem the quick spread of Covid-19.

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The management board of Van Xuan pagoda in Thai Binh province prepares sanitizer and face masks for visitors.

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A person washes her hand with sanitizer before entering the pagoda.

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People abide by wearing face masks at a pagoda in Da Nang city.

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Going to the pagoda at the beginning of the Lunar New Year has become a tradition of Vietnamese.

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