(VOVworld) – Vietnamese traditional culture was recently introduced at a festival in Bishan-Toa Payoh town in Singapore to welcome the lunar New Year.
It’s part of a program highlighting the cultures of Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, and India, countries with an increasing number of immigrants to Singapore.
At the festival, Vietnamese artists performed traditional Vietnamese songs and dances featuring characteristic Vietnamese items such as palm-leaf conical hats.
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Vietnamese people perform a dance with palm-leaf conical hats. (Photo: VNA) |
Martin Wong, chief organizer of the festival, praised the Vietnamese performances which helped local people learn more about the Vietnamese people who have been integrating into the Singaporean community.