(Cinet)- On January 30-31, the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village will organize the activity to make ‘banh chung’ (square glutinous rice cakes) for the poor to welcome Tet (Lunar New Year).
Around 1,200 cakes are expected to be made during the event. They will be presented to wounded and sick soldiers, orphans and children who are living in remote areas and difficult circumstances in Son La, Ha Giang and Cao Bang provinces as well as victims of Agent Orange/dioxin.
Artisans from Uoc Le trade village in Tan Uoc commune, Hanoi will guide the participants on the ways to make banh chung.
The participants include Buddhists from Phap Van and Khai Nguyen pagodas in Hoang Mai and Son Tay districts, respectively, as well as young people from Son Tay town and surrounding communes(including Co Dong, Yen Binh and Yen Bai).
People from Muong and Thai ethnic minority groups will makenumerous kinds of their traditional cakes, introducing their Tet customs.
In addition, a ceremony to erect cay neu (a tall bamboo tree used to ward off evil spirits during Tet) will be reproduced during the programme to show respect to gods and pray for a peaceful and happy new year.
Notably, people from Muong and Thai ethnic minority groups will make numerous kinds of their traditional cakes, introducing their Tet customs.
The program also aims to promote the unique cultural identities of Vietnamese people during the Tet festival to both domestic and foreign visitors, contributing to the preservation and promotion of the country’s traditional values
About 40 kilometers from Hanoi on the west, located in complex ofCultural Tourism Village of Vietnam ethnic groups which is considered a cheap and ideal Hanoi destination for family outings. Coming here, tourists will be easy to forget hot feeling as well as fast pace of life of their daily life and quickly become one with nature, enjoy restful feeling.