A string of activities have been held by overseas Vietnamese around the world to welcome the lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival of the year, which falls on February 16-18 this year.
Vietnamese Ambassador to
The Vietnamese Embassy in
Vietnamese Ambassador to Nigeria Pham Anh Tuan extended his new year wishes to families of the embassy’s staff and foreign guests.
On this occasion, the Vietnamese Students’ Association in
Participants were offered a chance to enjoy art performances and take part in folk games such as “con” (colourful fabric ball) throwing, “keo co” (tug of war), and “sap” (bamboo) dance.
Meanwhile, hundreds of Vietnamese people living in the
An exhibition introducing costumes of
The festival was part of a programme to welcome the Year of Dog jointly held by the Vietnamese Students’ Association in
Visitors to the event also had an opportunity to contemplate photos featuring
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