Vietnamese communities abroad celebrate Tet

Overseas Vietnamese communities are enjoying the cheerful atmosphere of the nation’s upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
Vietnamese communities abroad celebrate Tet ảnh 1Tet celebration in Laos (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
Overseas Vietnamese communitiesare enjoying the cheerful atmosphere of the nation’s upcoming traditional LunarNew Year (Tet).

On January 19, the Vietnamese Embassy in Indiaheld a Tet celebration for the Vietnamese community.

Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau extended his Tetgreetings to Vietnamese expatriates and highlighted Vietnam’s remarkablesocio-economic development over the past year.

The same day, the association of Vietnamesepeople in Laos celebrated the festival along with the 90th founding anniversaryof the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3).

The event attracted over 1,000 overseasVietnamese who were treated to traditional foods and special art performances.

Earlier on January 18, a Tet celebration wasobserved in Prague capital of the Czech Republic.

Mayor of Prague Libus Jiri Koubek expressed hispleasure to attend the event, which helps people of the two countriesunderstand better about their culture and cuisine.

The Vietnamese permanent mission to the UnitedNations and the Vietnamese Consulate General in New York also hosted agathering for nearly 400 overseas Vietnamese./.

          

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