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August 2022
Hanoi City Walk (English) p.m – Trúc Bạch Lake & Ngũ Xã – FULL
This walk is now full. Please RSVP for the waiting list and prirority for a repeat walk The theme of this wak is very eclectic touuching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. We start the tour at Quán Thánh temple, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. We refer to legends around Trúc Bạch lake – stories, history of the area, the part the…
Find out more »Cultural Series – Wandering Souls Day (talk, presentation and ritual)
As of 11pm 20 August about 7 spaces left please RSVP asap. Each year guided by the moon’s cycle, Vietnam celebrates a version of the Christian Old Soul’s Day. On the 15th day of the 7th lunar month Vu Lan day or ‘Wandering Souls’ day is commemorated by the nation when the gates of hell are opened to allow the ghosts and spirits of the dead to return to earth and visit their families and homes. Traditionally a Buddhist festival,…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (Japanese) – National Museum of History (日本語で のツアーです）
ハノイ街歩き：歴博ツアー 歴史博物館の中を歩き、ベトナムの文化・歴史について、文化財を 見ながらご案内します。 日時：2022年8月31日（水曜日）9：30開始1時間半程度 集合場所： ハノイ歴史博物館チケット売り場前 01 Tràng Tiền, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 費用：100,000VND（入場料別途40.000VND） 定員：8名 申込み先：https://forms.gle/kkmd2RH7CG8a8XsF7 ご質問等はこちらのメールまで fvh.citywalks.japanese@gmail.com （担当：齋藤、溝口、佐々木）
Find out more »September 2022
Cultural series and workshop – Shan Tuyet tea trees, VN tea culture and a tea tasting experience
2 spaces currently available as of 7 September Test your senses of sight, taste and smell in this fun tea experience session we hold fairly regularly on Saturday mornings. See how well you can work out the sublte differences in flavours and aromas. This is a great event to find out more detail about Vietnam’s tea traditions and a tea tasting experience. To wet your appetite please enjoy this video that was made when some of the FVH committee visited…
Find out more »Cultural Series – Taosim of the ethnic Dao and the shaman’s coat
Find out another dimension of Toaism and what it means to the Dao ethnic people and discover how it has helped influences their own particular customs and culture. Thanh at her Indigo store shares her knowledge and personal stories as she has a close connection with the Dao people so can give 1st hand information. History of Dao Taoism The teaching of magic and the role of the shaman The '2nd soldier returned coat' worn by the Dao shaman -…
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