Exciting New Year welcoming activities of Nghe An people abroad

In Japan, on the occasion of New Year 2019, everyone has a week off, so from December 30, there have been groups of Nghe Tinh compatriots organizing meetings to welcome the New Year.

In the Kanto region - where most Nghe Tinh people live, more than 100 fellow countrymen from the region gathered at a restaurant in Tokyo to organize a meeting. The space was decorated warmly with the homeland's style with an altar of Uncle Ho, the national flag...

Making banh chung to welcome the new year is also a happy day for young people of Nghe An ethnic group in Japan. Photo: Vo Tu

Especially in Okayama province, Nghe Tinh compatriots organized wrapping and cooking banh chung, creating a cozy atmosphere like in their homeland.

On the eve of the New Year, a meeting took place on the riverbank near Nishigawara Station with the participation of many compatriots from both inside and outside Okayama Prefecture. At this reunion, in addition to cultural exchange and culinary festival, there was also the awarding of commemorative medals and gifts for those preparing to return home.

Le Dinh Phu, a native of Thanh Chuong district (Nghe An), said: "I have been in Japan for 2 years. Every time I welcome the New Year in the land of cherry blossoms, I get to meet my brothers in a warm atmosphere like this and feel very happy, it helps ease my homesickness."

Decorating Uncle Ho's altar during a meeting with fellow Nghe An compatriots in Kanto, Japan. Photo: Hoang Phuong

In Ukraine, the Nghe Tinh Association in Kiev city, consisting of dozens of middle-aged people, chose a member's family with a spacious space, organized cooking, made hometown dishes and organized a New Year's Eve program lasting from late afternoon to midnight.

After busy days of making a living, fellow countrymen in Kiev had the opportunity to sit together and share their joys and sorrows in Nghe An dialect. A homegrown cultural program with many songs about their homeland, Vi and Giam folk songs "heated up" the atmosphere of the New Year's Eve.

The atmosphere of the New Year's Eve exchange of Nghe Tinh compatriots in Okayama - Japan. Photo: Le Hieu

For fellow Nghe Tinh people in Moscow - Russian Federation, since the afternoon of December 31, many people have organized to wrap Chung cake, Tet cake and stay up all night to cook the cakes to welcome the New Year.

Tran Minh Vuong, a native of Yen Thanh who lives in Marino district, shared: “Every time we welcome the New Year, we organize banh chung wrapping like the traditional Tet in my hometown. Just focusing on wrapping the banh chung makes the atmosphere bustling. I hope the New Year will bring joy, success and happiness to everyone.”

The meeting of Nghe people here took place on the first day of the new year.

Nghe Tinh compatriots in Moscow, Russia wrap Chung cake and Tet cake to welcome the New Year.

Not only in Japan, Ukraine, Russia, but also on this occasion, Nghe An compatriots all over the world have organized many activities to welcome the New Year suitable to their interests and specific conditions in the host country. Besides exchange activities, meetings, they also organize tours to explore scenic spots, play football, visit relatives...

These activities have initiated a series of community activities of Nghe An compatriots abroad in 2019, not only enlivening the New Year atmosphere of Vietnamese people around the world, but also having an important meaning in enhancing the exchange of understanding and strengthening the affection of Nghe Tinh compatriots abroad./.