Vietnamese Family Festival 2023 to open in Hanoi

The Vietnamese Family Festival 2023 will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hanoi from June 23-25, announced the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 25.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese FamilyFestival 2023 will take place at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Cultureand Arts in Hanoi from June 23-25, announcedthe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on May 25.

Theactivity is meant to celebrate the Vietnamese Family Day (June 28) and honourthe traditional cultural values of Vietnamese families. Through various events,participants will have the opportunity to interact with each other and share experience in buildinghappy and cultural families.

A photo exhibition titled "Where I Arrive” will truly reflect the lives of young women who migrate to cities to make a living. These womencome from various professional backgrounds and overcome numerous challenges to bringup their children and build a happy family.

TheEggs Festival, held for the second time in 2023, is a culinary cultural event aspart of the Vietnamese Family Festival. Through this event, families canexperience various aspects of egg cuisine, such as egg painting, egg-basedartistic creations, and egg-based beverages. Notably, Japanese and Vietnamesechefs will collaborate on stage to showcase their creative culinary skillsusing eggs.

There willbe a photo and video exhibition on the theme "The Stories of Eggs,"featuring 30 photos captured by studios, photographers and culinary experts.

Theprogramme "Exchange Eggs for Love" will involve 200 children andtheir parents who register to bring eggs and receive greeting cards with lovingmessages prepared by children with disabilities. All the eggs brought to the eventwill be donated to schools for disabled children and the National Children'sHospital. Participating children will also receive vouchers to taste variousegg-based dishes for free.

Thefirst Vietnam-US Cultural Festival 2023,also part of the Vietnamese Family Festival, is to celebrate the28th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties (July 11). It willfeature various cultural exchange activities, including a culinary exchange named"When Burger Meets Banh Mi"./.

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