[In pictures] “Day of chung cake” held in Paris

Both Vietnamese and French students learned how to make Chung cake (square sticky rice cake) with their own hands while engaging in the “Journee de Banh Chung” (the Day of Banh Chung) held at the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Paris on January 28, as the most important annual festival for the Vietnamese people is just around the corner.
The event is held by the Union of Vietnamese Students in Paris (UEVP) with the support of the Vietnamese Embassy and under the sponsorship of the Union of Vietnamese Students in France (UEVF).
The event is held by the Union of Vietnamese Students in Paris (UEVP) with the support of the Vietnamese Embassy and under the sponsorship of the Union of Vietnamese Students in France (UEVF).
The event aims to help the students to strengthen solidarity and preserve the nation’s cultural traditions.

The event aims to help the students to strengthen solidarity and preserve the nation’s cultural traditions.
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Phuong Thao, counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in France, hails the recent activities organised by the UEVF and the UEVP that help many students come together, share knowledge, and support each other while living far from home.

Speaking at the event, Nguyen Phuong Thao, counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy in France, hails the recent activities organised by the UEVF and the UEVP that help many students come together, share knowledge, and support each other while living far from home.
The UEVP and other members of the UEVF have prepared and organised meaningful activities that help enhance solidarity among the youths who are living abroad.

The UEVP and other members of the UEVF have prepared and organised meaningful activities that help enhance solidarity among the youths who are living abroad.
The event is expected to create an opportunity for Vietnamese youths to experience a truly traditional Tet, while maintaining the excellent cultural traits of the nation.

The event is expected to create an opportunity for Vietnamese youths to experience a truly traditional Tet, while maintaining the excellent cultural traits of the nation.
Both Vietnamese and French students learn how to make Chung cake with their own hands.

Both Vietnamese and French students learn how to make Chung cake with their own hands.
An art performance at the event

An art performance at the event
Photos: Khai Hoan - Minh Duy

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