Vietnam Museum of Ethnology hosts Southeast Asian games for children
(VOVWORLD) -Southeast Asian games and culture were showcased at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi over the weekend to mark International Children’s Day, June 1.
 Children play traditional games of Southeast Asian countries (Photo: Ngoc Anh/VOV5) |
A number of activities were Vietnamese game known as ô ăn quan, a mental battle between two players that involves tactical thinking, along with the Indonesian and Filipino versions of the game, raven’s eggs from Thailand, five pebbles from Singapore, and crossing the river, a game native of both Vietnam and the Philippines.
 Children learn how to create To He figurines of characters that feature in fairy tales and cartoons. (Photo: Ngoc Anh/VOV5) |
Children were offered the chance to learn more about national flags, currencies, and capitals of countries globally. Other activities included painting different national costumes, cultural heritage sites, and other valuable historical items in a special corner designed to discover the Southeast Asian region.