Homeland Spring 2015 set for TET holidays

It has emerged that this year’s annual Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring 2015) programme to welcome Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) is set for February in Hanoi to coincide with the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.

The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee jointly made the announcement the event will be held Hanoi and neighbouring provinces on February 9, 10 and 11.

OVs choosing to participate will visit and enjoy a feast in a Red River Delta ancient village, greet and wish Happy New Year to leaders of the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front and attend a banquet organized by the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee.

They will also get a chance to participate in a programme in which the State President will send Happy New Year wishes to all Vietnamese people and enjoy an art exchange in the Culture Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Minority Groups.

In addition, the programme will organize a visit to tea cultural atmosphere, ecological ethnic village and attend an art exchange in Thai Nguyen province.

The event is expected to bring a warm and happy atmosphere to usher in the new spring 2015 for OVs returning to homeland to welcome the Lunar New Year.

OVs desiring to participate should register with the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) at No. 356 Hue Street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi.

(Source: VOV)