Tran Van Tuan has pursued calligraphy for nearly 20 years. For him, calligraphy is not just a hobby but a passion. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Seeking calligraphy works of lucky words is amongthe elegant hobbies of Vietnamese people during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday and an overseas Vietnamese calligrapher in Australia has been popularising the practice among international friends and Vietnamese youth who were born and grew upoverseas.
Tran Van Tuan has pursued calligraphy fornearly 20 years. For him, calligraphy is not just a hobby but a passion.
Learning calligraphy not only helps him to better understand the culture and history but also is a way to relax andpurify his soul, he said.
With the desire to preserve the cultural identity ofVietnam, and help young generations learn about their homeland, Tuan overcamedifficulties to pursue calligraphy.
The image of Tuan - a manwearing a traditional Vietnamese “ao dai”, writing calligraphic works - hasbecome so familiar to visitors at Tet fairs of Vietnamese inAustralia over the past decade.
He impressed the audience with his calligraphic works inEnglish expressing the hope for peace, prosperity, and happiness.
A time to share
Caring and sharing is also a fine tradition of Vietnamesepeople when celebrating Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Preserving the tradition, the Vietnamese Embassy inSingapore, agencies, and overseas Vietnamese in the country on January 19visited and gave Tet presents to more than 80 Vietnamese workers who spent Tetholiday away from home this year.
Each present, consisting of "chung" cakes, tea,coffee, sweets and instant noodles, is meant to help the workers feel closer to home during the traditional Vietnamese festival which is always associated with family reunion.
On this occasion, an overseas Vietnamese in SingaporeNguyen Thi Be Hai, owner of a chain of restaurants in the country presentedlucky money to 84 Vietnamese workers./.
