Students of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language celebrate Christmas and New Year early

On the afternoon of December 19, the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language of the University organized the International Cultural Day on the occasion of Christmas and New Year 2010. This was also an opportunity for foreign students studying at the Faculty to display pictures and souvenirs introducing their country, participate in many ethnic games and especially introduce many traditional dishes of their homeland to international friends.

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From 2 pm, at the campus of the Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language, food stalls with many eye-catching decorations have started selling dishes made by students from different countries. Each stall usually sells 2 main dishes, at a very "student" price: 10,000 VND/portion. The Japanese stall has the traditional dish ONIGIRI - Japanese rice balls with salmon or salted plum filling and MOCHI - grilled Japanese rice cakes. The German stall sells Bread with potato soup. The Venezuelan stall has hot fried cakes and the Cuban stall has the "specialties" Milk Rice and Corn Soup. The Chinese stall has two very typical dishes of Chinese cuisine: Dumplings and Floating Cakes. The Korean stall sells sweet Korean fried cakes and TOKPUPKI - a thick dish with many kinds of vegetables, rice cakes and spicy flavor. The Vietnamese stall, run by young Vietnamese teachers, sells fried spring rolls, Southern beef noodles and Hue sweet soup. Among them, the record for the best-selling dish probably belongs to AREPA - donuts of Venezuelan male student - Carlos Estrada. By 4 o'clock, this delicious and easy-to-eat donut was "sold out". At around 5 o'clock, nearly a hundred Chinese students studying at the International Faculty of Vietnam National University, Hanoi heard the news and came to participate in the International Cultural Festival, causing the stalls to operate at full capacity but still not enough to serve the needs of diners.

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In addition to the food stalls, the students also organized exhibitions of their country's cultural products through small souvenir booths. Korean students also organized a coin tossing game to support the Vietnam - Korea Rehabilitation Center (for children and the disabled). Another fun program that also attracted the participation of many foreign students was the quiz game with prizes. Participants drew lots and answered questions about Vietnamese, Vietnamese culture and history such as filling in the blanks in Vietnamese proverbs, solving Vietnamese quizzes... Many students answered correctly and received gifts from the Organizing Committee.

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The cultural program, one of the main activities of the International Cultural Festival, started at 6 o'clock. The program was hosted by American male student - Whalen Charles with a clear, resonant and emotional voice. More than 10 unique and vibrant performances gave the audience the most wonderful moments of enjoyment. Japanese male student Kenta Ijima excellently performed the song "Wish" - a very famous hit by singer My Tam. Meanwhile, Taiwanese female student Hsia Jung Hsiang sang the song "Homeland" by musician Giap Van Thach, adapted from the poem of Do Trung Quan, with great emotion and simplicity. Norwegian male student - Jorgen Arnes sang deeply and passionately "Chiếc lá thu phai" by Trinh Cong Son. Korean male student Kim Ju Rong received enthusiastic applause from the audience when he sang the song "Vietnam my homeland" in both Vietnamese and Korean. Korean student Oh Tae Hee sang and performed a modern Korean dance very skillfully. One of the most “heart-stopping” performances of the program was the introduction and performance of Kendo-Kendo by two Japanese students. Chinese students at the Faculty of International Studies, VNU Hanoi also enthusiastically participated in two group songs: “Chalk Dust” in Vietnamese and the Chinese song “Tong yi shou ge” (Song of Unification)…

Speaking at the exchange night, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Van Kim - Vice Principal of the school - expressed his joy and praised the rich and unique activities of the students in this international cultural festival. Associate Professor. Kim also sent his greetings to the students on the occasion of the upcoming New Year, wishing the students, teachers and their families a successful and happy new year.