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Vietnam’s Ao Dai, culture promoted in South Africa
Updated: 09:16, 30/09/2019
Vietnam’s Ao Dai (traditional long dress) and folk dances were introduced at an international cultural festival held by the International Diplomatic Spouses Association (IDSA) in South Africa on September 28.
Through patterns printed on the dresses, international friends learned more about Vietnam’s famous sites like Thap Rua (Turtle Temple), One-Pillar Pagoda, UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, Hoi An ancient capital city and Ben Thanh market.
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Vietnamese performers a the festival. |
The Vietnamese delegation has the largest number of performers and is the only to present folk dances at the festival.
Festival goers also enjoyed traditional dishes of the 28 participating countries and territories.
According to the IDSA, all proceeds collected in the festival will be used to support social sponsor centres in South Africa.
A festival on ao dai (Vietnam’s national dress) took place in the former imperial city of Hue, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, on April 28.
The Embassy of Vietnam in India has organized an Ao Dai (long dress) show in India in an effort to popularize Vietnamese culture and the national costume of Vietnam.
Hanoi-based designer Do Trinh Hoai Nam, Chairman of Vietnamese Ao Dai Club, shared with delight that Ao Dai (traditional Vietnamese long dresses) has changed his life, and his journey to bring the country’s cultural symbol to the world is always kept alive in his memory. In an interview, Nam acknowledged that the appreciation from international friends for the elegant Vietnamese outfit has motivated him to work harder in his career.
All women wearing Vietnam’s traditional dress can walk into the Imperial Citadel in Hue for free, March 7-9.
More than 3,000 people wearing ao dai (traditional long dress) joined in a mass performance in Nguyen Hue pedestrian street on March 3, part of the ongoing sixth Ao Dai Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.
Source: VNA
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