Sydney students experience Vietnamese culture

A Vietnamese cultural day hosted recently by the United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales in cooperation with four other Vietnamese student associations in Sydney, Australia has helped promote Vietnamese culture among foreign students and friends.

The cultural day is among a series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations next year.

More than 200 visitors, most of whom are Vietnamese university students in New South Wales and Vietnamese expats, attended the event.

The event featured a wide range of activities, such as making “to he” - toy figurines made from rice dough, painting “non la” - Vietnamese conical hats, calligraphy, and an exhibition of Dong Ho folk paintings.

They were also offered a chance to join a number of folk games and enjoy traditional Vietnamese food and beverages. Iced coffee and peach tea were the most popular drinks among the youngsters.

The event was designed based on a traditional market in Vietnam in the final days of the year, when Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year, is fast approaching./.

VNA