At the press meeting (Source: toquoc.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - The Homeland Spring festival, an annual gathering ofVietnamese living across the world to celebrate the traditional lunar new yearfestival in Vietnam, is set to take place on January 18 next year or the 24th day of the last month of the lunar year.
The event will be jointly held between the ministry and the People’s Committeesof Hanoi and Bac Ninh province, Vice Chairman of the State Committee forOverseas Vietnamese Affairs under the Foreign Ministry Luong Thanh Nghi said at ameeting with media on December 26.
Many activities have been scheduled during the event with a focus on Vietnam’stradition.
The participants will attend an incense offering ceremony and pray for peaceand prosperity for the country, as well as release sacrificial carps at Do Templecomplex – which holds the temples for eight emperors of the Ly Dynasty – in BacNinh province.
A Vietnamese cuisine festival can also be expected.
Party and State leaders will also hold talks with exemplary overseasVietnamese.
The centrepiece of the event, an art performance featuring highlighted artistsamong Vietnamese living inside and outside the country, will be broadcast liveon national television channels.
There are approximately 4.5 million Vietnamese livingand working in 103 countries and territories worldwide. They form anindispensable part of the nation and play an important role in intensifyingfriendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the rest of the world./.
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