Vietnamese in Russia celebrate traditional New Year and Party founding anniversary

On February 3, at the "Hanoi-Moscow" multifunctional complex, the Vietnamese Embassy, the Association of Vietnamese People and the Association of Vietnamese Enterprises in the Russian Federation organized the program "Spring Homeland - Tet Giap Thin 2024", which is more special because this year's traditional Tet celebration program falls on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2024). A large number of overseas Vietnamese, representatives of many associations, businesses and Vietnamese students in Moscow and many localities of Russia attended.

Photo caption — Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi (middle) and his wife (second from right) and the community wrap banh chung. Photo: VNA

According to the VNA correspondent in Moscow, speaking at the event, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi warmly welcomed and sent his best wishes to the guests, as well as the entire Vietnamese community across the Russian Federation on the occasion of the Spring of Giap Thin 2024. In the jubilant atmosphere welcoming the New Year and celebrating the 94th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi reviewed the outstanding achievements of the country and the Vietnam-Russia relationship in the past year, including the important contributions of the Vietnamese community in Russia, considered a high-quality community among the Vietnamese communities abroad. The Ambassador expressed his joy that the Vietnamese community in Russia continues to maintain solidarity, constantly grow, has a stable life, and its legal status and social position are increasingly consolidated. Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi reiterated the consistent policy of the Party and State that the Vietnamese community abroad, including in Russia, is an inseparable part and a resource of the Vietnamese national community. In that spirit, the Ambassador affirmed that the representative agency will always be the common home of the Vietnamese community in the Russian Federation, a reliable support and a solid bridge between the people and the homeland. Talking to a VNA reporter, Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi reiterated the valid opinions that guide the entire Party and people that General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong had put forward in a recent article on the occasion of the Party's founding anniversary. The Ambassador hopes that the community and businesses will enter 2024 with a more positive, enthusiastic and responsible attitude in building a "rich, civilized and heroic" Vietnam as the General Secretary wished. On behalf of the Vietnamese Association in Russia, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in Russia Do Xuan Hoang thanked the attention of the Party, State and representative agencies for supporting and creating conditions for the community to overcome difficulties and achieve successes in 2023, most notably the statue of beloved Uncle Ho erected in Saint Petersburg, the second largest city of the Russian Federation. Mr. Hoang also hoped that these successes would create new progress in 2024, helping the community integrate more deeply and be more responsible in the host country.

Chairman of the Association of Vietnamese Solidarity in Ulianovsk city Trinh Van Que said that although the past year has encountered many difficulties and disruptions due to the pandemic and the political situation, our community in the hometown of proletarian leader VI Lenin has still made great efforts to overcome difficulties, maintain production and business, support and help each other, and always look towards the homeland with practical and effective actions. In the near future, overseas Vietnamese in Ulianovsk will also join hands with the authorities of both sides to place a statue of leader VI Lenin - a gift from Ulianovsk city - in Vinh city, Nghe An province, the hometown of President Ho, a sister city of Ulianovsk. He believes that with the contribution of overseas Vietnamese, the relationship between the two cities will increasingly develop, contributing to strengthening the good traditional friendship between Vietnam and the Russian Federation.

Within the framework of the program, a traditional cultural space of Vietnam during the Lunar New Year was recreated in a realistic and complete way with many highlights such as Chung cake wrapping, making to he figurines, cuisine, calligraphy, Dong Ho painting printing, traditional martial arts performances, folk music and art programs celebrating the Party and Spring performed by officials and staff of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community in Russia. Le Chi Mai, a first-year student at the MGIMO School of International Relations of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was very surprised and moved to celebrate the traditional New Year warmly and fully in both material and spiritual terms, which eased the homesickness of her first year away from home. For some Vietnamese children born and raised in Russia, and who have only visited their homeland during short holidays, the reenactment of the traditional New Year is truly meaningful, bringing them the core and simple values of Vietnamese culture, such as Tet is an occasion to gather with family. "Spring Homeland - Tet Giap Thin 2024" has brought a warm Tet atmosphere and happiness of reunion, contributing to connecting the community, as well as easing the homesickness of those living far away in Russia.

Tam Hang - Quang Vinh (Vietnam News Agency)

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