Vietnamese in Taiwan welcome Lunar New Year
(VOV) -Taiwan’s Vietnamese community held a January 17 get-together in capital Taipei to celebrate the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
Most of the 220,000 Vietnamese people currently working, studying, and residing in Taipei are unable to return to Vietnam for the year’s biggest traditional celebration.
The compensatory festivities included preparing Tet standards such as Banh Chung (square sticky rice and green bean savoury cakes), making Tet decorations from peach blossoms and kumquat trees, and sharing fond Tet memories of family reunions in the homeland.
The get-together’s cozy, welcoming atmosphere is a source of solidarity for members of the overseas Vietnamese community in Taiwan.
Some photos taken at the January 17 event:
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| Traditional long dresses (Ao Dai) are worn for special occasions |
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| Making Banh Chung |
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| Fourth-year student Trang Hoang Ngoc showing off her skill |
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Vietnamese Culture and Economic Office leaders joining hands |
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| Children are curious about traditional dishes |
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| Taiwanese citizens practicing making Banh Chung |
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| The square shaped cakes are put into a large pot placed over a charcoal fire |
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| Traditional Tet dishes |
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| Drinking a toast to people’s health in the lunar New Year |