Staff at Quyet "Pho" restaurant in Tokyo make "chung" cakes. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese living abroad are celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration- the most important traditional festival of Vietnamese people.
Dang Huy Quyet, owner of a restaurant selling “Pho” (noodle soup)- one of the traditional dishes of Vietnam – in Tokyo, and his employeesprepared 70 Tet gifts, including “Chung” cake and “Gio” (steamed pork paste) togive to Vietnamese students living in his neighbourhood.
Quyet said that having lived in Tokyo for 15 years, heunderstands the difficulties that Vietnamese expatriates usually face and theirhomesickness during traditional celebrations like Tet. He said he hopes to bring a feeling of Tet to them.
Meanwhile, an event to honour the beauty of theVietnamese language was held in Vientiane, Laos, on February 7.
Vietnamese musical and poetry works were introduced atthe event, helping the Vietnamese community in Laos and Thailand, as well as and Lao peoplewho can speak Vietnamese feel the beauty of the Vietnamese language, use it,and preserve it further.
Within the framework of the programme, participantsenjoyed songs and poems about President Ho Chi Minh, the country and people ofVietnam, and the Laos-Vietnam friendship.
Vietnamese students at the Pushkin State RussianLanguage Institute in Moscow have held an event to celebrate the Vietnamese Tetfestival.
During the event, they told international participants aboutTet in Vietnam with typical rituals, food, games, and wishes.
The event aimed to promote the image of Vietnam andits culture in Russia./.
