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| President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam guided Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, Spouse of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, in a tour around Hang Luoc street. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
The two First Ladies took a walk through streets and explored the Old Quarter and popular flowers during Tet. The host briefed the guest on cherry blossoms, a traditional kind of flower that is present in the houses of Vietnamese people in the north during Tet.
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| The Old Quarter Management Board's representative introduces typical flowers during Vietnam's Tet holiday. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Hang Luoc flower market has formed part of the unique culture of residents in the Hanoi Old Quarter as well as the capital city. The market convenes only once in a year, spanning from the 15th day to the last day of the last lunar month.
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| The two ladies happily took photos with blossom peach branches, the flower that symbolizes spring. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
The two ladies then visited stalls selling Tet products where they were introduced to the traditional craft of making incense, as well as the types of the product used in each traditional Vietnamese holiday and Tet. After enjoying their tea, they got pieces of calligraphy featuring Vietnamese words of "Phuc An" and "Hoa An", which mean “Luck and Peace” and “Harmony and Peace,” respectively.
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| The two ladies walked through the old streets together, admiring the streets of Hanoi's Old Quarter in the days ahead of Tet. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
Both Vietnamese and Philippine people celebrate Lunar New Year.
A number of photos of the tour by the two First Ladies in Hanoi's Old Quarter as follows:
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| President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam and Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, Spouse of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, in their tour around Hang Luoc street. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
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| President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam and Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, Spouse of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, in their tour around Hang Luoc street. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
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| President Vo Van Thuong’s spouse Phan Thi Thanh Tam and Mme. Louise Araneta Marcos, Spouse of Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr, in their tour around Hang Luoc street. (Photo: WVR/Nguyen Hong) |
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| The two Ladies got pieces of calligraphy featuring Vietnamese words of "Phuc An" and "Hoa An", which mean “Luck and Peace” and “Harmony and Peace,” respectively. With the tour, First Lady Phan Thi Thanh Tam would like also to introduce the traditional culture and products of Vietnamese people to the Philippine as well as other international friends. (Photo: Nguyen Hong) |
