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Vietnamese people
around Seattle come to Seattle Center and celebrate Lunar New Year. Tet
is open the ceremony with firecrackers and the famous dragon dance from
Vietnamese Buddhist Youths Associatio
n
in the US.
There
are also special activities for children ages 6-12. They can make cards
and button, using stamps with Tet motifs, coloring books with pictures about
Tet, and a various live performance, cultural shows and skits. Youth in
Seattle also put together an unforgettable cultural performance. The show
feature fold
and modern dances, cultural songs and fun skits. The fashion show provides
an exciting
new perspective on the Vietnamese traditional costumes. Live conce
rt
is also performed during the cultural show by singers from California and
some in Seattle area, Martial Arts is also performed by Vietnamese
Youth Martial Arts of Washington.
Vietnamese proverbs on banners remind the community of teachings that have been passed down from generation to generation. The use of bamboo, pictorial or real, depicts the proverb "Tre gia`, ma(ng mo.c." It can be loosely translated to be." As the bamboo grows older, the bamboo shoot becomes bigger and stronger."
On
the 15th day of August according to the Lunar calendar is the Moon Festival
or the Children Festival. In Seattle, Moon Festival is celebrated in Seattle
area. Every year, children around Seattle go there have fun with other kids.
They can play, eat the moon cake, and play the lantern together.
There are some other places that celebrate Moon Festival for children too. Like at Vietnamese Catholic Community, Vietnamese Buddhism temples, etc.
Every winter, on the 25th day of December is the birth of Jesus. All Catholic and Christian people go to churches and celebrate Jesus's birthday. For Vietnamese Catholic Community is celebrate Christmas by having a midnight mass right on the Christmas Eve. The mass is celebrated with the combine of all the choirs to sing Christmas' songs.
Buddha's
Birth Anniversary
On the 8th day of the 4th moon is the Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Death. This day is celebrated at pagodas and temples, which, like many private homes, are festooned with lanterns. People come to the temple to donate money and make offerings to the temples.
On the 15th day of 7th moon is the Vu Lan Festival. Every year, we celebrate it at Buddhist temples. This day is for children to show their respect and love to their parents and elder.
Me Linh Women Assosiation is celebrated The Trung Sisters every year on March 28 to remember the two heroine of the Vietnamese women in 39 AD that fought the Chinese out of Vietnam and brought freedom to the Vietnamese.
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