Joining the festive atmosphere of the Lunar New Year 2026, the Czech Republic’s Ministry of the Interior, the Prague–Libus District Authority and Saparia Joint Stock Company jointly organised the “Vietnamese Tet and Czech Masopust” Festival at the SaPa Trade Centre in Prague on the evening of February 7.
Among those attending the event were Czech Senator Jana Mrackova Vildumetzova; Duong Hoai Nam, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic; Hoang Dinh Thang, President of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe; representatives of Prague’s local authorities; members of the leadership of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe; and a large number of overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic.
The “Vietnamese Tet and Czech Masopust” Festival aims not only to strengthen cultural exchanges between the Vietnamese and Czech peoples, but also to provide an opportunity for the Vietnamese community and local residents to gain deeper insights into the distinctive features of each country’s traditional culture, thereby fostering community cohesion and spreading love for the homeland.
Addressing the event, Ambassador Duong Hoai Nam stressed that the joint celebration of Viet Nam’s Lunar New Year and the Czech Republic’s traditional Masopust festival is not merely of cultural significance, but also a vivid symbol of cultural exchange, mutual respect, and the close ties between the Vietnamese and Czech peoples.
Hoang Dinh Thang, President of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Europe and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saparia Joint Stock Company, affirmed that the Vietnamese Tet and Czech Masopust Festival holds great significance in promoting the culture and fine traditional values of both nations.
Emphasising that the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic serves as an important bridge, making positive contributions to the host country’s development as well as to the good relations between Viet Nam and the Czech Republic, Hoang Dinh Thang expressed his confidence that the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic will continue to grow and contribute even more to Czech society in the time ahead.
