Students from Nghe An and Laotian international students enthusiastically celebrate Lunar New Year.

My Ha• February 1, 2024 19:01

(Baonghean.vn) - Before the Lunar New Year holiday, many schools in Nghe An province organized a Spring Festival with meaningful activities, thereby preserving many beautiful traditional cultural features of the nation.

The "Colors and Flavors of the Highlands" Spring Fair is a meaningful activity that the Provincial Ethnic Boarding High School has maintained for many years during the preparations for the New Year. Photo: My Ha

The Spring Market for boarding school students is always full of products characteristic of the mountainous region of Nghe An province. It's also an opportunity for the students to introduce the cuisine and traditional culture of the ethnic minorities. Photo: My Ha

As a student of the Thai ethnic group from the high mountains of Con Cuong district, Lo Thi Tham introduced Lao Sum, a dish associated with the daily meals of the mountain people, at the Spring Festival. Preparing this dish requires many ingredients including papaya, tomatoes, garlic, chili peppers, lime, and a special sauce, creating a very distinctive flavor. Photo: My Ha

Under the skillful hands of ethnic minority students, the dishes were prepared authentically, bringing a unique flavor to the Spring Fair at the Ethnic Minority Boarding School. Photo: My Ha

During the Lunar New Year celebration, many cultural and artistic activities were organized, such as bamboo pole dancing, gong playing, festivities, stick pushing, stilt walking, and bonfires. Photo: My Ha

A booth filled with the festive spirit of Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) set up by teachers and students of the Ethnic Minority Boarding School became a meeting place for teachers and students before their farewell. Besides sending New Year's wishes to their families, the teachers also hoped their students would enjoy the Tet holiday and welcome the spring, but not forget to return to school after the Lunar New Year. Photo: My Ha

Today, the courtyard between the dormitory buildings of Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2 became the site for a giant rice cake wrapping event, with the participation of over 700 Vietnamese and Lao students studying at the school. This activity was held one day before the students went home for Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Photo: My Ha

A group of students from the mountainous district of Que Phong are weaving traditional bamboo baskets. Lang Thi Minh Trang (Quang Phong commune, Que Phong district, a student in class 10A1) said: "Our class is busy preparing for the Spring Festival tomorrow, such as wrapping banh chung and banh tet (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes), and decorating with peach blossoms. I'm making these baskets to hold the cakes and add a unique touch to our class's stall." (Photo: My Ha)

Participating in the festival of wrapping and cooking banh chung (traditional Vietnamese rice cakes) were officers and soldiers from the 654th Transport Brigade, Logistics Department of Military Region IV, a unit twinned with the school. Captain Nguyen Dinh The - Deputy Political Officer of Battalion 2, 654th Brigade, said: "We have many activities in coordination with the No. 2 Ethnic Boarding High School and have maintained them for many years. However, this is the first year I have guided Lao students in wrapping and cooking banh chung. Although they are new to and unfamiliar with the traditional Vietnamese Tet customs, I found them very enthusiastic and skillful in following the instructions." (Photo: My Ha)

This school year marks the first time Lao students have come to study at Ethnic Boarding School No. 2. After three months of studying Vietnamese, they have become accustomed to the Vietnamese way of life and customs, and many of them speak Vietnamese quite fluently. Ms. Luong Thi Nga, the class teacher, said: In addition to celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year with Vietnamese students, tomorrow afternoon (February 2nd) the school will hold a farewell party for the Lao students before they return home. Currently, the Nghe An Department of Education and Training has also sent a document to the Departments of Education and Training of the six provinces where Lao students are studying in Nghe An. According to the plan, representatives from these provinces will come to Nghe An to welcome the students back. Photo: My Ha

Em Souklthida from Savanakhet province (white shirt, right) is one of the Vietnamese-speaking international students who speaks fluent Vietnamese despite having only studied in Vietnam for a very short time. Speaking about her experience during the first semester, she said: "I love the environment here and I also love the traditional Vietnamese Tet holiday. Besides the two banh chung (traditional rice cakes) I made myself, I will buy more banh chung and banh tet (another type of traditional Vietnamese rice cake) to bring home as gifts for my family." (Photo: My Ha)

The traditional rice cake wrapping and cooking festival is just the beginning of activities at Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2. Tomorrow, the last day before the Tet holiday, many other exciting activities will be organized such as a football tournament, bamboo pole dancing, cultural exchange, performing arts, and a Spring fair... Photo: My Ha

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