Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria Pham Anh Tuan (blue long-dress) and overseas Vietnamese join Nigerian friends at get-together to welcome Tet (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A string of activities have been held by overseasVietnamese around the world to welcome the lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggestfestival of the year, which falls on February 16-18 this year.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Nigeriaheld get-togethers on February 15 and 17 for its staff and representatives fromseveral enterprises operating in the country, together with a meeting withNigerian friends and representatives from foreign diplomatic corps in Nigeria.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria PhamAnh Tuan extended his new year wishes to families of the embassy’s staff andforeign guests.
On this occasion, the VietnameseStudents’ Association in West Australia State organised a ‘homeland Tetfestival’.
Participants were offered achance to enjoy art performances and take part in folk games such as “con”(colourful fabric ball) throwing, “keo co” (tug of war), and “sap” (bamboo)dance.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Vietnamesepeople living in the Czech Republic and nearly 100 locals recently joined a Tetgathering held by the Vietnamese Association’s Chomutov city chapter.
An exhibition introducingcostumes of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups was organised in Cosmopolis culturalcentre in the western French city of Nantes, attracting hundreds of visitorseach day.
The festival was part of aprogramme to welcome the Year of Dog jointly held by the Vietnamese Students’Association in Nantes and the Vietnam-Loire Atlantique Friendship Associationfrom February 1-18.
Visitors to the event also had anopportunity to contemplate photos featuring Vietnam’s landscapes and peoplewhich were captured by photographer Sebastien Laval.-VNA
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