Nghe An students and Laotian students happily celebrate Lunar New Year

My Ha• February 1, 2024 19:01

(Baonghean.vn) - Before Tet holiday, a Spring festival with many meaningful activities was organized by many schools in Nghe An province, thereby preserving many traditional cultural beauties of the nation.

The Spring Fair "Fragrance and Colors of the Highlands" is a meaningful activity that has been maintained by the Provincial Boarding High School for Ethnic Minorities for many years in preparation for the New Year. Photo: My Ha

The Spring Market of boarding students is always full of products typical of the Nghe An highlands. This is also an opportunity for students to introduce the cuisine and traditional cultures of ethnic minorities. Photo: My Ha

As a Thai ethnic student from the highlands of Con Cuong district, coming to the Spring Festival, female student Lo Thi Tham introduced the Lao dish, a dish associated with the daily meals of the highlanders. To prepare this dish, many spices are needed, including papaya, tomatoes, garlic, chili, lemon and a special sauce, creating a very unique flavor. Photo: My Ha

Under the skillful hands of ethnic minority students, the dishes are prepared with authentic flavors, giving the Spring Fair at the Ethnic Boarding School a very unique color. Photo: My Ha

During the Spring Festival, many cultural and artistic activities were also organized such as bamboo dancing, gong playing, festivals, stick pushing, stilt walking, and campfire. Photo: My Ha

A booth filled with the Spring atmosphere of teachers and students of the Boarding School for Ethnic Minorities became a meeting place for teachers and students before parting ways. In addition to sending New Year wishes to their families, the teachers also hoped that their students would enjoy Tet and welcome Spring but would not forget to return to school after Tet. Photo: My Ha

Today, the courtyard between the dormitories of the Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2 has become a place for wrapping giant banh chung with the participation of more than 700 Vietnamese students and Lao students studying at the school. This activity was held one day before the students returned home for Tet 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, student of class 10A1) said: My class is having many activities to prepare for the Spring Festival to be held tomorrow such as wrapping Chung cake, Tet cake, and decorating peach blossoms. I made more baskets to hold the cakes and create a unique feature for the class booth. Photo: My Ha

Also participating in the Festival of wrapping and cooking banh chung and traditional cakes were officers and soldiers from the 654th Transport Brigade, the Logistics Department of Military Region IV, the school's sister unit. Captain Nguyen Dinh The - Deputy Political Commissar of Battalion 2, Brigade 654 said: We have many activities in coordination with the Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2 and have maintained them for many years. However, this is the first year I have been able to guide Lao students to wrap and cook banh chung. Although I have just come into contact with and learned about the traditional Tet customs of Vietnam, I see that the students are very interested and skillful in following the instructions. Photo: My Ha

This school year is the first year that Lao students have come to study at Ethnic Boarding School No. 2. After 3 months of studying Vietnamese, they have become accustomed to the lifestyle and customs of Vietnam and many of them speak Vietnamese quite fluently. Ms. Luong Thi Nga - Homeroom teacher said: In addition to celebrating the traditional New Year with Vietnamese students, tomorrow afternoon (February 2), the school will have a New Year's Eve party to say goodbye to Lao students before they return home. Currently, the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An has also sent a document to the Department of Education and Training of 6 provinces with Lao students studying in Nghe An. According to the plan, representatives of the provinces will come to Nghe An to welcome the students back. Photo: My Ha

Souklthida from Savanakhet province (white shirt, right) is one of the international students who speaks Vietnamese fluently even though she has only studied in Vietnam for a very short time. Talking about her time in the first semester, this female student said: "I really love the environment here and I also love the traditional Vietnamese New Year. In addition to the two banh chung cakes that I wrapped myself, I will buy more banh chung and banh tet as gifts for my family. Photo: My Ha

The festival of wrapping and cooking banh chung and traditional cakes is just the beginning of the activities at the Ethnic Boarding High School No. 2. Tomorrow, the last day before Tet holiday, many other exciting activities will be held such as football tournament, bamboo dance, cultural exchange, art performance and Spring fair... Photo: My Ha

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