Leaders of ministries, agencies and localities do not attend festivals unless assigned.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just issued an official dispatch requesting ministries, branches and localities to ensure a civilized, safe and economical lifestyle in festival activities after the Lunar New Year and the spring festival in 2025.

Accordingly, the Prime Minister requested the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to preside over and coordinate with ministries, agencies and localities to continue directing the strict implementation of regulations on strengthening measures to ensure a joyful, healthy, safe and economical Lunar New Year 2025; the Government's decree on festival management and organization and other relevant documents.

The Prime Minister noted that cadres, civil servants, public employees and party members must strictly comply with legal regulations on organizing and participating in festivals; absolutely do not organize and participate in widespread and wasteful festivals, especially those that are used to influence and engage in superstitious activities.

In addition, it is necessary to strengthen inspection, examination, and supervision, promptly prevent and strictly handle violations in festival activities to gain profit and cause negative impacts, especially in localities where many festival activities take place, attracting a large number of people to participate.

The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Home Affairs to preside over and direct, coordinate with ministries, agencies and localities to step up the work of grasping the situation, propagating, mobilizing and guiding religious organizations, belief establishments, cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers and party members to properly implement legal provisions and organize belief and religious activities, especially during the 2025 spring festival.

The Minister of Public Security shall strengthen the direction of the work of grasping the situation, ensuring security, social order and safety, preventing fires and social evils at religious establishments and festival venues.

Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities continue to strengthen state management of beliefs, religions and festivals; promote propaganda, mobilization and guidance for good implementation of legal regulations on organizing belief, religious activities and festivals in the area.

Provinces and cities require businesses and service establishments to publicly list and sell at the listed price, not solicit or force prices, and strictly handle acts of taking advantage of relics, festivals, and beliefs for personal gain, superstitious activities, gambling, etc.

The Prime Minister clearly stated that absolutely no one should attend festivals during working hours, no one should use public vehicles to attend festivals, except in cases of performing duties; no one should use state budget, vehicles, or public assets against regulations for festival activities.

Propagating the implementation of a cultural, civilized, safe, healthy, economical, and pure lifestyle in religious and festival activities, especially for cadres, civil servants, public employees, workers, and party members.

Leaders of ministries, agencies and localities do not attend the festival unless assigned by competent authorities.

The Prime Minister requested that all classes of people, especially cadres and party members, participate in monitoring, urging implementation and promptly reporting to the nearest government agencies and press agencies about activities of individuals and groups that do not comply with Party and State regulations for timely and effective handling.