In the Ark Oval Primary Academy, founded over 150 years ago, 67 languages of 40 countries are used. This was the third time this school hosted such a lunar New Year celebration in order to introduce the diversity of cultures and honor typical differences among traditional festivals to 600 students and instructors.
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The association is proud of introducing the beauty of Vietnamese culture to the students here. |
At this year’s event, students had chances to exchange and learn about Vietnamese’s Tet customs, such as banh chung (square sticky rice cakes), apricot and peach blossoms, ao dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress), conical hats, and lucky money.
During the celebration, British Born Vietnamese, a young talent group with Vietnamese-U.K. members, popularized the image of a friendly, joyful and radiant Vietnam and its people through the traditional Tet decorations at the school, via songs, dances and stories about Vietnamese Tet with all the love and pride of the original culture of Vietnam that is very close and easy to understand among international friends right in the heart of London.
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Students arrange the words “Happy New Year – All the best.” |
Students were excited with introductions about the traditional Tet of Vietnam.
The school’s principal Shiraz Khan said that the school has held the lunar new year celebration since 2023. It is a wonderful and important event for the students to find out about different cultures.
He said that the school spent a day together enjoying food, music and listening to speakers talking about the highlights of Tet customs. The students were especially excited to learn and asked many questions. It is among few schools in England to organize Tet celebrations. He affirmed that this cultural activity will be maintained.
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Students are excited to learn about the traditional Tet of Vietnam. |
Jane Huong, a representative from the Vietnamese Women and Children’s Association in the U.K., expressed her happiness and pride of introducing the cultural beauty of Vietnamese Tet to the school’s instructors and students. She believed that educating children through practical and meaningful activities such as this lunar New Year celebration not only helps students to integrate and exchange but also creates diversity and honors cultural identity for the young generation of future global citizens.
Translated by Chung Anh