The program will be carried out at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, Hanoi, with funding contributed by philanthropists. Two thousand Chung cakes to be made on February 5-7. Photo: nhandan.com.vn The cakes, together with 1,000 confectionery boxes will be presented to needy people, ethnic minority people and disaster victims in the Central province of Thua Thien – Hue and the Northern mountainous province of Lai Chau. The Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village will also host a variety of activities to welcome the Year of the Dog, including a ceremony to erect Cay Neu (a tall bamboo tree with decorations used to ward off evil spirits during Tet), an old tradition to show respect to gods and pray for a peaceful and happy new year. The village has been holding traditional Tet activities every year with the aim of promoting the cultural identities of Vietnamese people to both domestic and foreign visitors, contributing to the preservation and promotion of the country’s traditional values. The event is also a good opportunity to educate young people about their responsibility in preserving and developing the traditional culture. Source: VNA
Hanoi's Tranh Khuc Village is in a cake-making frenzy ahead of the Tet holiday as locals step up production of their famous traditional Chung cakes, a green-pea delicacy wrapped in dong leaves that is a staple on every Vietnamese table as family and friends gather for the annual festival. Farmers have been bringing in peas, rice, green beans, peppers and pork, and the essential green dong leaves harvested in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An Province, to Tranh Khuc Village, Duyen Ha Commune, for weeks. The villagers select the best quality produce to make Chung cakes by the thousands. A skilled…... [read more]
PANO - A number of Tet gifts were handed over to locals to help them enjoy a warm Tet holiday by central sectors and army units these days. Specificially, more than 100 Tet gifts were presented to poor households, victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin and the elderly in Vinh Hau commune, Hoa Binh district, Bac Lieu province, on February 9th by a mission from the Vietnam Red Cross, led by Le Hong Anh, Politburo member, Permanent Member of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee. The official extended best wishes to the recipients as the Lunar New Year is coming near.…... [read more]
Last Sunday, a Love Spring programme was held for young people, people in need, and those with disabilities. — Photo dangcongsan HCM CITY (VNS) — Many Tet programmes for disadvantaged people are being carried out by HCM City organisations before the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. The HCM City-based Viet Nam Women's Union has presented gifts to 1,058 poor women, people with disabilities, and families who have members serving as soldier in islands in the city from February 2 to 14. Many entertainment programmes also have been held. HCM City-based Viet Nam Youth Federation yesterday presented gifts…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - In three days, the Hong Phuc Pagoda in Hanoi made 2,000 banh chung (traditional rice cake of Vietnam) to give to the poor and the disadvantaged people. VNE... [read more]
Meanwhile, students at the Luong The Vinh high school in HCM City have mobilised VND650 million for poor students in flood-stricken areas. Under the “Tet for the Poor” programme, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee has allocated VND172 million to buy Tet gifts for the poor. The Committee presented 568 gifts worth more than VND118 million to poor people in Quang Binh and visited and gave gifts to elderly and poor patients at the Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hspital in Dong Hoi city. Poor people in Quang Binh have been provided with 200 tonnes of rice to welcome the lunar New Year.…... [read more]
