What is the Gregorian calendar date for December 28th of the Lunar New Year 2025? Will fireworks be allowed during the Lunar New Year 2025 in Vietnam?
What is the Gregorian calendar date for December 28th of the Lunar New Year 2025?
The Lunar New Year 2025, also known as Tet Nguyen Dan 2025, is an extremely important traditional festival for the Vietnamese and many other Asian countries. It is a time for families to reunite and together welcome a new year filled with good fortune.
According to the Perpetual Calendar, the 28th of the Lunar New Year 2025 corresponds to January 27, 2025 (Monday) in the Gregorian calendar. The Lunar New Year is not only a traditional holiday but also an occasion to maintain cultural customs and the traditional values of the nation.
Tet is a period for family members to gather and share warm moments. Traditional activities during Tet help preserve and promote the beautiful cultural values of the nation.
The Lunar New Year has many unique customs, such as:
- Year-end Worship Ceremony: This is the final worship ceremony of the old year, usually held on the evening of the 30th of the Lunar New Year.
- Visiting Pagodas: This activity is commonly done on the 1st day of Tet to pray for a peaceful and lucky new year.
- New Year Wishes: This custom involves wishing each other good and lucky words for the new year.
- Giving Lucky Money: This custom involves giving lucky money to children and the elderly, wishing for a prosperous and fortunate new year.
- Eating Banh Chung, Banh Tet.
- Decorating Houses: Houses are often decorated with peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, red parallel sentences, etc., to welcome the new year.
The Lunar New Year is an important festival for the Vietnamese. It is an occasion for everyone to reunite, hoping for a peaceful and prosperous new year.
What is the Gregorian calendar date for December 28th of the Lunar New Year 2025? Will fireworks be allowed during the Lunar New Year 2025 in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
Will fireworks be allowed during the Lunar New Year 2025 in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 17 of Decree 137/2020/ND-CP regulating the use of fireworks:
Article 17. Use of Fireworks
- Agencies, organizations, and individuals with full civil act capacity are allowed to use fireworks in the following circumstances: festivals, Tet, birthdays, weddings, conferences, inaugurations, anniversaries, and cultural and artistic activities.
- Agencies, organizations, and individuals using fireworks must only purchase them from entities, businesses authorized to produce and trade fireworks.
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 14 of Decree 137/2020/ND-CP regulating the conditions for research, production, trading, export, and import of fireworks and fireworks materials:
Article 14. Conditions for research, production, trading, export, and import of fireworks and fireworks materials
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- Fireworks trading must ensure the following conditions:
a) Only organizations and enterprises under the Ministry of National Defense are allowed to trade fireworks and must obtain a Certificate of Eligibility for Security and Order from the competent police authority; ensuring conditions for firefighting, fire prevention, incident response, and environmental protection;
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Therefore, the public is allowed to use and set off fireworks during the Lunar New Year 2025 if they have full civil act capacity and purchase fireworks from organizations and enterprises under the Ministry of National Defense authorized to trade fireworks.
Note: Fireworks used for burning must be purchased from organizations and enterprises authorized to produce and trade fireworks.
Which major holidays are employees in Vietnam entitled to fully paid days off?
Pursuant to Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019 regulating holiday leave:
Article 112. Holiday Leave
- Employees are entitled to fully paid days off on the following holidays:
a) New Year's Day: 01 day (January 1 in the Gregorian calendar);
b) Lunar New Year: 05 days;
c) Victory Day: 01 day (April 30 in the Gregorian calendar);
d) International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1 in the Gregorian calendar);
e) National Day: 02 days (September 2 in the Gregorian calendar and one contiguous day before or after);
f) Hung Kings' Commemoration Day: 01 day (March 10 in the Lunar calendar).
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According to the regulations above, employees are entitled to fully paid days off on the following holidays:
- New Year's Day: 01 day (January 1 in the Gregorian calendar);
- Lunar New Year: 05 days;
- Victory Day: 01 day (April 30 in the Gregorian calendar);
- International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1 in the Gregorian calendar);
- National Day: 02 days (September 2 in the Gregorian calendar and one contiguous day before or after);
- Hung Kings' Commemoration Day: 01 day (March 10 in the Lunar calendar).
In the case of employees who are foreign nationals working in Vietnam, in addition to the above holidays, they are entitled to an additional 01 traditional national holiday and 01 national day of their country.
