The staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representative offices in the UK wrap "banh chung". (Photo: VNA) The biggest annual festival of theVietnamese community in the UK, the event attracted a large number ofparticipants, with folk games, martial arts performances, and singing inVietnamese.
A contest to wrap ‘banh chung’ (squaresticky rice cake), a traditional dish for the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festivalof Vietnamese people, was also held and joined in by many people.
Participants also had an opportunity to attend the springfair, with traditional specialties such as Tet jam, salted/sugared dried fruits,green tea, banh chung, spring rolls, fresh fruits imported from Vietnam, andflowers and ornamental plants such as peach blossom, apricot blossom, andkumquat.
Speaking at the event, VietnameseAmbassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long affirmed that the embassy alwaysaccompanies overseas Vietnamese in the UK in community activities, contributingto preserving and promoting the cultural and humanistic values of theVietnamese people./.
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