What is in the 2024 Lunar New Year calendar?

Diversity

At Tien Phong Bookstore on Nguyen Luong Bang Street (Hai Duong City), Tet calendars have been imported. According to Ms. Tran Thi Hoa, Store Manager, the bookstore currently has more than 20 calendar publications with a total of 100 books including block calendars, desk calendars, and wall calendars. According to Ms. Hoa, compared to the same period last year, this year there have not been many people buying Tet calendars. In addition to the familiar paper and hardcover materials, Tien Phong Bookstore also sells block and wooden desk calendars. Desk calendars cost 150,000 VND/publication, block calendars cost 250,000 VND/publication.

At Hai Duong City People's Bookstore, Tet calendars are displayed right at the entrance for customers to easily choose. Sales staff here said that according to the habits of many consumers, they only start looking at and choosing Tet calendars near the New Year. Here, calendar publications are also very diverse, from pocket calendars to wall calendars... The average price is from 25,000-50,000 VND/set of desk calendars; from 150,000-700,000 VND/set of block calendars.

In addition to buying directly at bookstores and shops, consumers can buy 2024 Tet calendar publications on e-commerce platforms such as Shopee, Tiki... with a variety of designs and prices depending on the material and size of the publication.

Contains many values

Nowadays, although there are electronic devices such as watches, computers, and phones to see the date and month, the Tet calendar is still an indispensable spiritual product for many people. Not only to see the date and month, many calendars also provide knowledge about culture, history, and famous landscapes. Many calendars are elaborately designed by publishers and printing units, becoming a work of art to decorate the office or living room. The 2024 Tet calendar shows themes such as the image of the dragon - the zodiac animal of the year, themes about natural landscapes, feng shui, ornamental plants, and flowers. The main colors are still red and yellow, symbolizing luck and fortune. Bloc calendars are still the most popular because the product is aesthetically pleasing.

Tien Phong Bookstore sells a number of Tet calendars published by the National Political Publishing House - Truth such as "Thousand Years of Culture". This calendar is introduced as the successor to the "National Treasures" calendar of 2023 but has been newly designed and supplemented with 27 national treasures honored in early 2023. The "Country Seen from the Sea" calendar promotes a new, impressive image of the country and people of Vietnam. In addition, it is worth noting that the "Truyen Kieu" block calendar is also a publication of the National Political Publishing House - Truth. This calendar chooses to introduce the "Truyen Kieu" version handwritten in Nom script by the Nguyen Dynasty Royal Family, which was once sold in an antique bookstore in Paris (France). It was later collected by the British Library and has been part of the library's collection of ancient books since 1894. In addition to the Nom script, the calendar has a national language script and artistic illustrations.

The Lunar New Year calendar is a publication that carries many cultural and historical messages. To meet the needs of consumers, publishers and printing units have chosen themes with elaborate designs and eye-catching prints, creating a unique feature for the Lunar New Year calendar 2024.