According to the Vietnam Travel Guide, tourists planning a visit to this adorable land should make it during the Tet Festival (late January or early February).Though travel (including international travel) becomes very difficult, hotels are full and many services close down for at least a week at this time it is also possibly the best time to enjoy in the fun and frolic of the New Year.The Vietnam Travel Guide says that Vietnam is increasingly one of the great winter-sun destinations. Vietnam is rich in culture, has some excellent beaches, great cuisine, friendly people and shopping destinations. Vietnam is witness to the two French colonial cities which are very attractive and interesting and the four UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Though Vietnam was torn by the terrible war with USA it is fast approaching the status of a developed country.
As Vietnam is mainly a Buddhist country most of the festivals of Vietnam are according to the lunar calendar which changes every year. Vietnam Travel Guide keeps one informed that the Tet Festival, the most important annual event of the country is not to be missed. Besides the Perfume Pagoda Festival, Vietnam's longest festival, a pilgrimage to Huong Pagoda, one of the holiest places in the country is most cherished. In the month of April, there is Thanh Minh [Holiday of the Dead] where people go to the cemeteries and temples to pray for the souls of deceased relatives. During mid-August, Trung Nguyen [Wandering Souls Day] is a custom when people invite the souls of ancestors back to their families.
Vietnam Travel Guide also makes one aware that though the war relics can be depressing the Vietnamese have closed that chapter of superpower stupidity and readily accept Americans and French in their country. The best way to visit this country is by flight.
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