Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt Holds Vietnam Culture Day for the First Time

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt held Vietnam Culture Day in Cairo for the first time on November 11. Marking Vietnam Culture Day on November 24, the event welcomed several foreign ambassadors, family members of diplomatic personnel, representatives of local organizations and Egyptian friends.

Making bamboo dragonflies was a highlight of the event. Vũ Hồng Nga, wife of Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Nguyễn Nam Dương, introduced guests to the craft through a video interview with a Vietnamese artisan. The embassy brought handmade bamboo dragonfly components from Vietnam and provided colored pens for guests to decorate them.

Guests try making bamboo dragonflies, a traditional Vietnamese handmade toy.（VietVance）

With guidance, guests colored the bamboo dragonflies’ heads, wings and tails, then assembled the parts and tried to adjust their balance. Although some had difficulty with the assembly, they continued and completed their creations. Guests also sampled traditional foods, including phở and fried spring rolls.

Guests sample traditional Vietnamese food.（VietVance）

Nguyễn Nam Dương said the Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt plans to continue holding Vietnam Culture Day in the coming years, with a wider range of formats, themes and activities to introduce Vietnamese culture to international friends.

Source: VietVance