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June 2020
Craft workshop – Indigo dyeing workshop
The Indigo Store has long been a good friend of FVH – in fact we were 'born' the same time. Duong Thi Thanh and her team at the Indigo Store preserve and restore the traditional culture of the Black Tay ethnic minority in Sapa, supporting 120 producers across 7 different ethnic minorities in the production of organic plants, handmade textiles and employ disabled/deaf staff helping them have a sustainable livelihood etc. Indigo is a deep rich violet-blue colour named after the indigo dye…
Find out more »Art installation tour/walk – Phúc Tân public art project – FULL
An evening tour/walk. THIS TOUR IS FULL. WE NOW NOW A WAITING LIST. PLEASE BE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CANNOT EXCEED MAX. NUMBERS FOR COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS. IF ANYONE DROPS OUT WE WILL FILL FROM THE WAITING LIST AND WE WILL RUN THIS TOUR AS OFTEN AS WE POSSIBLY CAN SO THERE WILL BE OTHER CHANCES. FVH his delighted and to arrange a private early evening tour, led by Nguyễn Thế Sơn and his team of artists who created 16 inspirational public artworks in Phúc…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) – Hòe Nhai street to Long Bien Bridge
Although the Covid 19 pandemic in Vietnam is under control, large groups walking round Hanoi is not a normal/common sight again yet especially with non-Vietnamese. Therefore, for the short term we need to keep our walking groups to a small number. Thanks for your understanding A walk that will take us from the Hang Dau water tower to Hòe Nhai street and Hòe Nhai Pagoda, along Hang Than taking a route to Long Bien rail station and Long Bien Bridge under the arches. Learn about…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk midweek (English) – Yết Kiêu street area – FULL
THE WALK IS REPEATED ON 23 JUNE BOTH DATES RE FULL DUE TO THE REASON BELOW. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST. Although the Covid 19 pandemic in Vietnam is under control, large groups walking round Hanoi is not a normal/common sight again yet especially with non-Vietnamese. Therefore, for the short term we need to keep our walking groups to a small number. Thanks for your understanding This is a brand new English walk. We start our stroll from outside the…
Find out more »Talk/lecture – Dao/Yao ethnic group ceremonial paintings
This is the 2nd we have run this talk given by Thanh. It is really very fascinating. The Yao or Dao, in north Vietnam, are one of the 54 ethnic minorities. Each ethnic group has its own lifestyles, customs, traditions, worship faiths. Ancestral and gods worship is central to the spiritual lives of the ethnic people living in Vietnam’s northern regions including the Dao or Yao. As the custom of hanging worship paintings in ritual ceremonies remained, a large number…
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