Project: Vietnam Day in Lahti 2008

Date: 3rd November 2008

Time: From 9.30 to 17.00

Venue: Salpaus Vocational School, Lahti

Organizers: Lahden Seurakuntayhtymä

Sponsor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

 Vietnam Day in Lahti 2008, the program

Dear friends,

Vietnam Day in Lahti 2008 is a project sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland in
series of cultural events provided for the young students around Finland. In Lahti, the project is
hold by Lahden Seurakuntayhtymä and carried each year at least an event of one country and its
cultures. The target group of the project in Lahti is the students from Salpaus vocational school.

Referred to the event brief description on the front page, this year 2008, the day will be
organized in Salpaus center Ströberginkatu 6, last nearly whole day 3rd of November from 9.30
9.
until 17.00.
.00. The program is designed in the form of three “houses”:

Information House

Vietnamese culture may be still mysterious and unknown to most people outside the country.
Today, more and more people are going to Vietnam for traveling and trading. Getting to know
Vietnam and Vietnamese culture is interesting and fascinating.ating. In this part, presentations
p of
basic facts about the country and its cultures will be shown to students, in the tourism aspects.

Cuisine House

Proudly, Vietnam is known of its vast variety of cuisine throughout the country. Therefore, we
would likee to let you experience with tasting some traditional dishes of our culinary art. Making
it more interesting,, participants will be guided to make and taste the Vietnamese Fresh Spring
roll themselves.

Entertainments House

The most exciting part of the day would fall to the last house when introducing Vietnamese
traditional, modern and romantic music together with ethnical bamboo dancing game and
traditional dresses show. Also, throughout and weeks after the day, there will be an open gallery
of Vietnamese arts
rts with several pictures and exhibits.

We hope our program would bring you up with the image of Vietnam’s cultures,
cultures a must-be
discovered hidden charm.

Organizers
Vu Nguyen and Theresa Doan
 Vietnam Day in Lahti 2008, Volunteering
Dear friends,

Are you interested in volunteering for the Vietnam Day 2008? Do not hesitate if you have little
knowledge about Vietnam, its cultures or people. There are always spaces for you to enjoy
working, playing and devoting your skills.

Please see below a numbers of possible tasks you could contribute to the success of the Day:
- You could be either the one who in charge of a specific task throughout the day or doing
a combination of tasks in several activities. You can also do volunteering for one part (in
the morning or afternoon part) or the whole program.
- Lunch ticket will be provided for volunteers
- Testimonial will be given to volunteers to be one of their social activities

Common Preparation

Key persons: Vu Nguyen

Volunteers: 5 persons
Team of common preparation will contribute in preparing the place, in Salpaus Dancing Floor,
by: moving stuffs (tables, chair, etc.), decorating the stage and surroundings, and also helping in
various tasks.

Information

+ 1 – 2 people in charge of preparing and presenting Point power presentations

+ 1 person in charge of sticking the souvenir stickers for guests in the entrance
Food and Drinks

+ Key persons: Ms Linh Nguyen and Ms Hang Hoang

+ Volunteers: up to 10 persons
+ Tasks: To help to prepare the ingredients for Fresh spring roll, which needed to be ready
cooked before rolling. Mostly, you would help in rolling the spring rolls in the right ways.
Games: bamboo sticks dancing

+ Key persons: Mr Vu Nguyen

+ Volunteers: up to 13 persons
+ Tasks: To hold and play the sticks (within instructions), play demo and guide participants for
dancing.
 The main show

+ Key persons: Theresa Nuong Doan

+ Volunteers: many

Audio System, Lighting and Stage

In Performing
1. Ms Huong Bui, solo singing
2. Group singing
+ Mr Quang Pham (Hel)
+ Mr Vu (Hel)
+ Mr Binh (Espoo)
+ Mr Hoang (Hel)
3. Fashion show: Ao Dai (Vietnamese long dresses)
 7 girls and 1 man dressed in ao dai
Back ground music: Got Hong, performed by the man in ao dai.
4. Traditional Dresses Show
 6 girls and 4 men dressed in different clothes
+ Áo dân tôc Tây Nguyên or “ethnic clothes”: 1 girl, 1 man
+ Áo tứ thân or “4-part dress”: 1 girl
+ Áo bà ba Nam Bộ or “Vietnamese silk pajamas” : 2 girls, 2 men
+ Áo dài or “Vietnamese long dresses”: several girls and 1 man

You could be volunteered to join the fashion shows by dressing in Vietnamese dresses and
followed to perform with Quat giay (folding fans) or Dai lua (silk ribbon). Don’t be afraid, it’s not
difficult as you imagine.

Security and First Aids: 2 persons, with experiences or certificate in first aids.

Cleaning

Sounds good?!!! If you want to be Vietnam Day 2008’ volunteers, send us a

confirmation email at vietnamday2008@finnstudy.com or calling us:
Phone 04688 12358, Vu – at the latest 5.10.2008
In the email, tell us something about you, your contact with phone number and the
tasks you could handle. We’ll contact you back. ☺

Organizers
Theresa Doan and Vu Nguyen
 Vật liệu, Hình Ảnh, Đồ dung, và Trang Phục

Tất cả ññồ dung, dụng cụ, hình ảnh, trang phục dưới ññaây, phần lớn ññược Nương với Vũ ññặt
mua vaø gởi từ Việt Nam qua, vôùi 1 vaøi thứ ññược mượn từ Helsinki, Tampere vaø Turku. Vũ xin
list ra ññaây ññể mọi người tham khảo:

1. Trang phuïc
• AÙo daân toäc Taây Nguyeân: 2 boä nam, 1 boä nöõ vaø 2 guøi ñeo vai
• AÙo töù thaân mieàn Baéc: 1 boä vaø phuï kieän
• AÙo baø ba mieàn Nam: 3 boä nöõ, 3 boä nam + khaên raèng
• AÙo daøi: 1 boä aùo daøi nam ( + khaên ñoùng), aùo daøi nöõ (nhieàu ?)

2. Tranh aûÛnh vaø ñoà tröng baøy

• 30 taám tranh Ñoâng Hoà (chöa ñoùng khung): 12 taám tranh Ñoâng Hoà ñaõ ñöôïc ñoùng khung
(cuûa anh Phöông vaø chò Haèng taêng tröôøng, ñaõ xin pheùp tröôøng ñeå söû duïng)
• Trang Paranoma Haø Noäi Phoá: 11 taám (côõ 15 x 100)
• Hình aûnh Vieät Nam (hình collection, röûa ra töø files) : nhieàu, khoaûng 100 taám.
• 1 stage banner (côõ 100 x 250)
• 1 entrance banner (côõ 70 x 250)
• 1 Vietnam Map (quite big, côõ 200 x 300 ?)
• 5 tranh Thö Phaùp (côõ 100 x 100, 5 chöõ: Nhaân, Leã, Nghóa, Chí, Tín)
• 3 xe xích loâ (baèng goã, côõ nhoû)
• Töôïng ngöøoi maëc aùo daøi (5 – 10 caùi, côõ nhoû)

3. Vaät lieäu – Duïng cuï

• 40 noùn laù lôùn
• 10 noùn laù nhoû
• 1 caëp gaùnh haøng rong (côõ nhoû)
• 1 con laân roàng
• Ñeàn loàng Hoäi An (6 caùi nhoû, 2 caùi lôùn)
• Troáng con ?