Vietnam Post released two great Year of the Buffalo stamps. Lunar New Year (Tet Holiday) is the largest and most important traditional festival of Vietnamese people with a unique national culture, conveying the harmony between people and nature in the Universe’s operating cycle. Tet Holiday is an opportunity for Vietnamese people to temporarily put aside worries in life and urges all Vietnamese expatriates to return and celebrate Tet Holiday in the homeland. The issue was designed by artist Nguyen Quang Vinh.
As the coming lunar year is the Year of the Buffalo, which begins on February 12, 2021, the paintings of the buffaloes that symbolise industriousness and patience have been chosen to be featured in the stamp collection, with a desire to bring happiness, reunion, luck and fortune to all people and families.
The first stamp design describes the image of a red buffalo carrying fruit baskets on his back and dong leaves that are used to wrap sticky-rice square cake with a cheerful face flying over a flower field.
The second design conveys the image of a mother buffalo looking at her kid with eyes full of love. Both of them are wearing yellow ochna flower dresses. While the mother buffalo is carrying Tet fruits on her back, her son is running along with a joyful expression to welcome spring.
Check out other great Year of the Ox stamps.
