By Reporter Staff – The Dorchester Reporter
February 15, 2024

The Rainbow Adult Day Care dance troupe, located on Freeport Street, performed at Tet in Boston.

The annual Tet in Boston celebration put on by Dorchester’s Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts (VACMA) brought a lively and packed event to the Cruiseport in South Boston on Feb. 4 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar) New Year – which was officially last Saturday (Feb. 10).

Hundreds from Dorchester and beyond attended the event, which was deemed a success with performances from neighborhood groups, young and old, and a plethora of Vietnamese culture on display.

Khang Nguyen, president of the VACMA, said the community was invigorated by the ongoing tradition, which moved to the Cruiseport several years ago after being held at Columbia Point for several years.

In the tradition, this is the Year of the Dragon.

Johnny Ho, who leads the Vovinam Lion Dance troupe, performs on the big drum for the traditional Tet New Year dance.

Katie Tran of the Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Massachusetts Academy of Martial Arts, located in Lower Mills, lands a kick on another performer. (Photos by Phong Le and Duy-Quang Nguyen)

The Vovinam Lion Dance troupe enters the Cruiseport as hundreds look on, performing a traditional dance meant to bring good luck in 2024.

Dorchester’s Trang Tran shows off her calligraphy in a booth at the Tet in Boston event.

Khang Nguyen, vice president of the Vietnamese American Community of Massachusetts, based on Dorchester Avenue, welcomed everyone to the event on Feb. 4.