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Vietnamese Chinese community marks first full moon festival

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VOV.VN - Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City on February 12 to celebrate Tet Nguyen Tieu, the first full moon festival of the year, a major event for the Vietnamese Chinese community.
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The first full moon festival is the time for Vietnamese Chinese community to highlight their cultural identity by organising their largest street parade, featuring lion dances and performers in different costumes.
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Over 1,500 artists parade through the main streets in the Cho Lon (big market) area, better known as Chinatown.
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Stilt walkers dressed as fairies from Chinese mythology perform during the parade.
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A performer dressed as the God of Wealth joins in the event.
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The parade attracts plenty of attention from both locals and tourists.
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The first full moon festival was first organised in Cho Lon in 1990. Since then, it has become a traditional part of the Vietnamese Chinese community in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Women don colourful dresses as they participate in the festival.
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A foreigner snaps photos of the exciting action taking place in the parade.
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For the Vietnamese Chinese community, the event is the biggest and most important festival of the year. Many people choose to head to pagodas, worship their ancestors at home, and take part in different activities, praying for peace and prosperity in the new lunar year.
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Policemen are on duty as they work to maintain traffic safety during the festival.
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The Chinese Vietnamese community brighten the city with a colourful parade, dragon dances, and traditional rituals during the first full moon festival.
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