This year's Vietnamese Family Day (June 28) will take the theme "FamilyMeal with Love and Compassion", Huynh Vinh Ai, Deputy Minister ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, said at a press conference on June 20.
He said the ministry is encouraging all households in the country to organise a family meal on the afternoon of June 28.
Twentyfamilies representing the coast guard and fisheries surveillance forceswill be invited to attend various cultural activities for the FamilyDay celebration in Hanoi. They will also meet with host families at theministry headquarters on June 23, he said.
The Vietnam Cultureand Arts Exhibition Centre will host several events from June 26-28,including a photo exhibition titled "Four Seasons of Love" featuring 100moments of reunion from different parts of the country.
Nearly 150 families from various ethnic groups in Hanoi will be feted at a conference organised at the centre.
Aworkshop on community healthcare models, another on enhancing men'srole in family life, quiz shows for family members and children, as wellas a doubles table tennis tournament (to encourage team work betweenfamily members) will also be held.
On the afternoon of June 28,participating families will sign on a huge map made of dozens of familyphotos, aiming to set a national record.
The Vietnam NationalVillage for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo, 40km to the west ofHanoi, will host a series of events under the themes of "Great Family ofVietnamese Ethnic Groups" and the "Fatherland's Sacred Sovereignty" onJune 28 and 29.
"The events will attract more than 200 peoplefrom 32 ethnic groups from eight cities and provinces as well as around500 representatives from Vietnam People's Army and 300 Youth Unionmembers from the Ministry of Culture," said Lam Van Khang, deputy headof the village's management board.
Three traditional worshipceremonies will be held at the village, including the Po Riyak Sea GodWorshipping Ceremony of Cham ethnic group in Ninh Thuan province.
The"Le Khao Le The Linh Hoang Sa" (Feast and Commemoration Festival forHoang Sa Soldiers), will be organised by fishermen from Ly Son Island,Quang Ngai province, in tribute to the men enlisting for the flotillapatrolling the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagosto tap natural resources and defend the nation's sovereignty.
Anexhibition displaying different materials including paintings andphotographs of Vietnam's seas and islands will be organised at thevillage together with documentary screenings on the same theme.
The Family Day has been organised every year since 2001.-VNA
He said the ministry is encouraging all households in the country to organise a family meal on the afternoon of June 28.
Twentyfamilies representing the coast guard and fisheries surveillance forceswill be invited to attend various cultural activities for the FamilyDay celebration in Hanoi. They will also meet with host families at theministry headquarters on June 23, he said.
The Vietnam Cultureand Arts Exhibition Centre will host several events from June 26-28,including a photo exhibition titled "Four Seasons of Love" featuring 100moments of reunion from different parts of the country.
Nearly 150 families from various ethnic groups in Hanoi will be feted at a conference organised at the centre.
Aworkshop on community healthcare models, another on enhancing men'srole in family life, quiz shows for family members and children, as wellas a doubles table tennis tournament (to encourage team work betweenfamily members) will also be held.
On the afternoon of June 28,participating families will sign on a huge map made of dozens of familyphotos, aiming to set a national record.
The Vietnam NationalVillage for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Dong Mo, 40km to the west ofHanoi, will host a series of events under the themes of "Great Family ofVietnamese Ethnic Groups" and the "Fatherland's Sacred Sovereignty" onJune 28 and 29.
"The events will attract more than 200 peoplefrom 32 ethnic groups from eight cities and provinces as well as around500 representatives from Vietnam People's Army and 300 Youth Unionmembers from the Ministry of Culture," said Lam Van Khang, deputy headof the village's management board.
Three traditional worshipceremonies will be held at the village, including the Po Riyak Sea GodWorshipping Ceremony of Cham ethnic group in Ninh Thuan province.
The"Le Khao Le The Linh Hoang Sa" (Feast and Commemoration Festival forHoang Sa Soldiers), will be organised by fishermen from Ly Son Island,Quang Ngai province, in tribute to the men enlisting for the flotillapatrolling the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagosto tap natural resources and defend the nation's sovereignty.
Anexhibition displaying different materials including paintings andphotographs of Vietnam's seas and islands will be organised at thevillage together with documentary screenings on the same theme.
The Family Day has been organised every year since 2001.-VNA
