Viet Nam’s Tet, ancestor worship spotlighted at Venezuela’s int’l book fair
The Embassy of Viet Nam hosted a talk on “Ancestor worship and Tet Nguyen Dan (Viet Nam’s traditional New Year)” in both virtual and in-person forms on November 10 as part of the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN 2021).
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| The Embassy of Viet Nam hosted a talk on “Ancestor worship and Tet Nguyen Dan (Viet Nam’s traditional New Year)” in both virtual and in-person forms on November 10 as part of the 17th International Book Fair of Venezuela (FILVEN 2021). |
The event was attended by Venezuelan deputy minister of culture Mary Pemjean, Ambassador of Venezuela to Viet Nam Tatiana Moreno Pugh, Vice President of the Viet Nam-Venezuela Friendship Association Le Duy Truyen, President of the Venezuela-Viet Nam Friendship Association (CAVV) Carolus Wimmer, and Venezuelan Vietnamese Business Chamber (Cavenviet) Director Alberto Burguer.
In his remarks at the event, Truyen gave a brief overview of the history of Vietnamese culture, the custom of worshiping ancestors of Viet Nam, noting that it is not a religion but a way the Vietnamese remember and pay tribute to their ancestors. The Vietnamese also maintain a tradition of worshiping gods and national heroes, such as Hung Kings, general Tran Hung Dao, and President Ho Chi Minh, he added.
Nearly 8,000 festivals take place across Viet Nam annually and the biggest and most important of all is Tet Nguyen Dan, or Tet, which is an occasion for a family reunion and honouring traditional values, he continued, describing how Vietnamese people decorate houses and ancestor altars and enjoy the holiday.
(Source: VNA)
