(binhthuan.gov.vn) To prepare well for the people in celebrating the Lunar New Year joyfully, healthily, safely, and economically, and to promote the recovery and development of production and business in all sectors from the beginning of the year and during the 2025 Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake), the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has issued a directive requiring the heads of departments, branches, and agencies; Chairpersons of People's Committees of districts, towns, and cities; as well as the Vietnam Fatherland Front and local organizations to strengthen measures ensuring a joyful, healthy, safe, and economical celebration of the 2025 Lunar New Year.

In particular, focus will be placed on organizing visits, encouraging, and extending New Year wishes to revolutionary veterans, Vietnamese heroic mothers, war veterans, disabled soldiers, families of martyrs, families with contributions to the revolution, policy families, intellectuals, artists, people of influence in ethnic minority communities, prominent religious figures, military units, and permanent forces carrying out duties during the New Year period, as well as those in border areas, islands, difficult regions, and areas with complex political security and social order situations.

Strictly implement the management and organization of festivals in accordance with regulations, ensuring that activities such as celebrating the Lunar New Year, commemorating traditional days, year-end reviews, New Year gatherings, and tree-planting festivals are meaningful, safe, economical, and avoid extravagance, and waste. These activities should align with cultural values, traditions, and good customs of the nation.

It is prohibited to organize visits or extend New Year greetings to superiors and leaders at all levels; the giving of New Year gifts to leaders at any level in any form is strictly forbidden; participation in superstitious activities is not allowed; attendance at religious ceremonies and festivals is only permitted when assigned; the use of state funds, vehicles, or public assets for festival or recreational activities in violation of regulations is forbidden. Strict adherence to the rules on the responsibility of setting an example for officials and party members is required, along with compliance with the conduct that party members are prohibited from engaging in, particularly the regulation against operating vehicles after consuming alcohol or beer.

Strengthen the prevention, combating, and strict handling of all forms of crime, legal violations, and social vices. Implement a comprehensive range of measures to inspect, monitor closely, and manage the market, stabilizing prices, ensuring a balance between supply and demand for goods and services, ensuring food safety, environmental hygiene, and disease prevention and control. Enhance guidance, patrols, and control to ensure traffic order and safety, as well as fire and explosion prevention and control. Strictly enforce regulations regarding the management and use of fireworks, ensuring that the illegal use of fireworks does not become widespread during the New Year period.

Organize meaningful activities to celebrate the 95^th anniversary of the founding of the Party, in conjunction with spring celebrations and New Year festivities, creating a joyful, excited, confident, and proud atmosphere in society. These include cultural, sports, and festival activities during the New Year period. Strengthen the sense of responsibility and self-awareness among the people in complying with regulations on traffic safety, fire and explosion prevention, food safety, environmental hygiene, and disaster and disease prevention.

Each agency and unit should review tasks before the Lunar New Year break to ensure no delays in progress. Arrange for staff, civil servants, and public employees to be on duty during the holiday, promptly handling and resolving arising issues to prevent any impact on the rights of businesses, organizations, or individuals. Strictly adhere to the reporting and information-sharing protocol during the holiday period. Agencies and organizations must ensure that work resumes as usual immediately after the New Year break, focusing on vigorously and decisively implementing all tasks for 2025 from the first months of the year.

Nguyễn Phương