The event brought together Marian Veres, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of Slovakia in Vietnam; Ha Thanh, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organizations; Ho Huy, Honorary Consul of Slovakia in Ho Chi Minh City; members of the city's Vietnam - Slovakia Friendship Association; and representatives of local people.

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Flowers presented to three authors of the "Party in the 21st Century" project

Highlights included an exhibition titled "Party in the 21st Century," featuring 58 works blending photography, painting, and ethnography to showcase traditional Slovak “Party” headpieces worn by unmarried women and brides in the 19th - 20th centuries.

Attendees also met the exhibition’s creators, photographers Zuzana Senasiova, Cubomir Sabo, and ethnologist Katrina Sabova. This was the 80th international showing of the exhibition, which has attracted about 2 million visitors worldwide.

The program also featured a multimedia concert Andy Warhol - Songs of Mother Julia by Slovak opera artist Igor Kucer.

Marian Veres emphasized that the event aimed to introduce Slovak cultural traditions to the Vietnamese public and strengthen friendship and understanding between the two nations.

The Slovak Embassy previously hosted the Slovak Culture Day in Hanoi on November 6, drawing strong public interest.

Source: VNA