Overseas Vietnamese in France, Germany celebrate Tet
Overseas Vietnamese in France and Germany have celebrated the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – the longest and biggest traditional event back in their home country – with a series of enticing cultural and musical activities.
At the Tet event in Nogent-sur-Marne (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese in France andGermany have celebrated the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – the longest andbiggest traditional event back in their home country – with a series of enticing cultural andmusical activities.
In Nogent-sur-Marne on the outskirts of Paris, the OverseasVietnamese Association in France (UGVF) ran a massive celebration featuring a tradefair, musical performances, and a photo exhibition. Proceeds from tickets to achildren’s village at the event are set to be donated to build and upgradeschools in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
Calligraphy activities at the event (Photo: VNA)
Vuong Huu Nhan, President of the UGVF, said the association wantedto attract more visitors, particularly French people, to the Tet celebration,and has been succeeded this year.
Meanwhile, in Berlin, about 300 students in Berlin – Potsdamand surrounding areas gathered to attend the Berliner Tet, an artistic annualactivity of the association of Vietnamese students in Berlin – Potsdam.
Vietnamese students at the gathering in Germany (Photo: VNA)
Phan Quang Van, first secretary in charge of educationalcooperation and management of international students in Germany, said thatafter more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from the endof 2022, Vietnamese student unions in Germany have resumed their operations.
The traditional Tet event is one of their most organised activitiesto preserve and promote the Vietnamese identity and remind the youngergeneration of their homeland./.
Each overseas Vietnamese (OV) is an ambassador and an important bridge to bring Vietnam to the world and vice versa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu wrote in his Lunar New Year greeting letter sent to overseas Vietnamese worldwide.
Overseas Vietnamese people in Japan, Israel, Slovakia, and Czech Republic have celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a warm atmosphere in line with Vietnamese traditions.
Seeking calligraphy works of lucky words is among the elegant hobbies of Vietnamese people during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and an overseas Vietnamese calligrapher in Australia has been popularising the practice among international friends and Vietnamese youth who were born and grew up overseas.
Efforts will be accelerated in 2023 to implement tasks relevant to overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs, said Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for OV Affairs Pham Quang Hieu.
The Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Belgium, and Germany has been enabled to mark the biggest and long annual traditional event of their homeland – the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – via associated visits and gatherings over the past few days.
