The Vietnamese zodiac animal for the Lunar New Year beginning on February 10, 2024, was the Dragon.
Vietnam and China share a 12-animal zodiac tradition, and their 2024 lunar year both began on February 10. Vietnam’s zodiac is not identical in every detail: it uses the Cat where China commonly uses the Rabbit, and the Buffalo where China uses the Ox. The Dragon, however, is shared by both traditions.
The 2024 Vietnamese year is commonly described as the Year of the Dragon, with the same Wood element used in the corresponding Chinese cycle year. Vietnamese Lunar New Year is called Tết and is the country’s most important annual festival.
The animal year changes at Tết, so Vietnamese zodiac classification depends on the lunar date rather than simply the Gregorian birth year.