Event Information
- Date: 24/01/2027 (or 17/12 lunar calendar)
- Program Name: Vietnamese New Year Festival — Spring of Homeland 2027
Rich in Vietnamese New Year Identity
The New Year is the most sacred occasion of the year for Vietnamese people. For Vietnamese people living far from home in Okinawa, the "Spring of Homeland" festival organized by AVO is the only opportunity to experience the New Year atmosphere of their hometown:
Expected Content
- Incense Offering ceremony to commemorate ancestors and the Hung Kings
- Collective bánh chưng wrapping — children learn to make bánh chưng
- New Year's Art — lion dance, Xuân singing, traditional music
- Folk Games — blind man's bluff, tug of war, Mandarin square capture
- Food Stalls — bánh chưng, bánh tét, New Year's jam, pickled onion
- Lucky Money for children at the beginning of the year
- New Year's Photo in traditional áo dài
Invitation
AVO respectfully invites all Vietnamese people, multi-cultural families, international students, and Japanese friends who love Vietnamese culture to participate — so that Okinawa can have a truly Vietnamese, warm Spring!
🌸 The New Year comes — every home reunites, everyone enjoys peace and prosperity!