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Mid-Autumn Festival held for Vietnamese children abroad

The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is considered an exclusive traditional occasion for children, was held in a number of big cities in the Czech Republic for Vietnamese children in the country.
Mid-Autumn Festival held for Vietnamese children abroad ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - TheMid-Autumn Festival, which is considered an exclusive traditional occasion forchildren, was held in a number of big cities in the Czech Republic for Vietnamesechildren in the country.

Czech Prime Minister AndrejBabis sent a greeting letter to the festival held in Ostrava, the capital cityof Morava -Silesian Region, which drew localofficials, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan, and morethan 700 Vietnamese in the city.

In the letter, PM Babislauded the good integration of the second and third generations of theVietnamese community into the country.

Together with thetraditional Mid-Autumn Festival, the PM expressed his hope that traditionalculture of Vietnam will be preserved among the Vietnamese youth in the country.

On the occasion, he wishedthe Vietnam-Czech Republic traditional friendship will further thrive.

For his part, AmbassadorTuan thanked the Government of the Czech Republic and Ostrava city forsupporting the Vietnamese community. He also showed his hope that the CzechRepublic will continue creating favourable conditions for the community tobetter integrate into the host country’s society and contribute more to thebilateral relationship.

Czech Minister of CultureJiri Vzientek and President of the Czech-Vietnamese Friendship ParliamentarianGroup Leo Luzar said that through such cultural events, Czech people will getbetter understanding of the traditional culture of Vietnam, while strengtheningthe relations between the two countries.

Participants at the eventenjoyed various activities at the festival, including art performances, dragondances, as well as moon cakes.

Also on September 14, theVietnamese Parents’ Association (VPS) in Sydney, Australia also held aMid-Autumn Festival for kids in the city and surrounding areas, drawing morethan 70 families with more than 300 people.

VPS President Dinh QuynhAnh said that the event aims to give the children a joyful playground and givethem deeper understanding of the traditional festival of the country.

This year, the organisingboard brought “star light” – a traditional toy for the occasion – from Vietnamfor the kids, while inviting a moon cake expert to instruct the children how tomake the traditional cakes for the Mid-Autumn festival.-VNA
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