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November 2024
Traditional medicine talk – the history of Vietnamese Tradition Medicine focused on Acupuncture – nearly full
AS OF 4 NOVEMBER MAX 2 SPACES AVAILABLE. WE WILL HAVE A WAITING LIST SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO RSVP. A talk and prestnation on the origins of traditional Vietnamese Medicine (TVM) presented by Dung and his mother PGS.TS.BS. Trần Thị Thanh Hương (practitioner of traditional medicine and acupuncture) at their clinic off Nui Truc. This fascinating presentation will focus on many areas including concepts such as “toxic wind” (Gió Độc), Dật Gió (“wind snatching”), Cạo Gió (“wind scraping), Bấm Huyệt…
Find out more »Cultural series: Rituals and Customs in Vietnamese Funerals
AS OF 4 NOVEMBER 5-6 spaces available One aspect of Vietnamese culture that has deeply routed traditons and rituals is the funeral process and the steps involved in honouring the dead soul. The rituals reflect Vietnamese spiritual beliefs and cultural practices, guiding the family and community through a series of respectful steps Dr Trần Đoàn Lâm will explain many of the steps including cleansing, setting up the altar, the role played by the fortune teller, musical bands, the coffin, the…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (ENG): East to South Hoan Kiem Lake
Taking place during Hanoi’s Creative Design Festival (not to be confused iwth VFCD - Vietnam Festival of creativity and design what takes place a week later), this new walk takes advantage of the variety of exhibitions and performances available during the deisgn festival week. Exploring the areas adjacent to Hoan Kiem Lake (from around Le Lai to as far as Le Thanh Tong), we’ll visit the sites notable for their architecture, historical importance and the stories behind them. The walk…
Find out more »Through the eyes of the blind community: RB Centre ENG conversation volunteer group
A BRAND NEW FVH SECTION ALONG WITH LANGUAGE CLUB THIS ACTIVITY IS FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES ENGLISH, CHILDREN AND WANT TO SHARE YOUR LANGUAGE. FVH is one very big community of like-minded people who adore Vietnamese culture, history and heritage. And we include a huge number of nationalities from every continent. Besides culture and heritage activities, we really appreciate community service and want to contribute our real action to developing our world. Then, we met RB centre while we accompanied…
Find out more »Excursion – Tam Đảo and Animals Asia Bear sanctuary & Tay Thien Pagoda – nearly full
UPDATED PROGRAMME AND AS OF 4 NOVEMBER MAX 2 SPACES AVAILABLE + WAITING LIST This is a regular excursion we try to make every year to visit the Animals Asia bear sanctuary at the former French hill station of Tam Đảo, 85 km northwest of Hanoi. Its higher elevation and cooler temperatures than Hanoi. The highlight of this excursion is our morning visit to the Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre. Animals Asia established this centre to provide bears rescued from illegal bear…
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