Public holidays in Vietnam Liberation of Saigon: (April 30) International Worker's Day: (May 1) Ho Chi Minh's birthday: (May 19) Vietnamese National Day: (September 2)
The Vietnamese Lunar New Year: Tet
There is no more colorful time to be in Vietnam than during the days leading up to Tet Nguyen Dan, the most important festival of the year for Vietnam's Kinh ethnic majority.