Lunar New Year offers chance for cultural exchange in Moscow
A lunar New Year (Tet) festival has taken place at the Financial University (FU) in Moscow, gathering 200 students from Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Russia.
International participants pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA)
Moscow (VNA) – A lunar New Year (Tet) festival hastaken place at the Financial University (FU) in Moscow, gathering 200 studentsfrom Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Russia.
Co-organised by the association of Vietnamese students atthe university and their Asian peers, the event was decorated with traditionalTet items of Vietnam such as peach blossom and parallel sentences (a pair ofsentences written in Chinese characters with black ink on red paper).
While Russian was the main language at the event, thestudents took the occasion to introduce basic phrases in Vietnamese, Chineseand Mongolian languages to participants.
Vietnamese students brought to the show a presentation onTet (Lunar New Year) traditions, such as the farewell ceremony for the LandGenie and the Kitchen Gods, five-fruit tray, first-footing, and lucky money.
They also treated international friends to Vietnamesesignature dishes on Tet like Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake), Mut(sweetened dried fruits), O Mai (salted or sugared dry fruits), and Keo Lac(peanut candy).
Musical performances from different cultures shined at theevent, which was rounded off with people singing Happy New Year by ABBA inharmony.
The Lunar New Year celebration is an annual event of the FU.The educational facility houses approximately 1,500 foreign students from 60countries, including over 170 from Vietnam.-VNA
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International participants pose for a group photo (Photo: VNA) 
