Thông Báo (Announcement)
Trường Việt Ngữ Lạc
Hồng kính mời quý phụ huynh và tất cả học sinh tham dự lễ bế giảng niên khóa
2007-2008 vào thứ Bảy ngày 24 tháng 5. (Lac Hong Vietnamese
School invites you to attend the year end celebration for the 2007-2008 school
year). Event will be held from 2:15 PM to 5:30 PM on Saturday May 24th,
2008.
1:30 - 2:00 Học sinh vào lớp - Thầy Cô
phát phiếu điểm và quà
(Students
attend class to receive final grades and certificates of completion)
2:15 – 4:00 Lễ Bế Giảng tại thính phòng
PCC (auditorium – building #3 )
(Year end assembly will be held in the auditorium of building #3)
Chương trình gồm có:
- Múa Lân (Lion
Dance)
-
Phó Hiệu Trưởng Trường Việt Ngữ Lạc Hồng
( A message from Lac Hong School Vice Principal)
- Thầy Cô Phát Phần Thưởng Cho Học Sinh
Xuất Sắc
(Teachers present academic awards.)
- Học Sinh Lạc Hồng Trình Diễn Văn Nghệ
(Students Entertainment)
- Martial Art - Pacific Rim Martial Arts
Academy
- Đàn Tranh - Ban Hoài Hương
- 4:00- 5:30 Ẩm Thực (potluck)
- Xin mời mỗi gia đình mang một món ăn
để chúng ta cùng chung vui với nhau. Trường sẽ cung cấp nước ngọt, pizza và
chén dĩa. (Please bring your favorite dish to share. Drinks, pizza, & eating
utensils will be provided by the school)
Kính Mời
Ban Điều Hành và Hội Phụ Huynh Học Sinh
Trường Việt Ngữ Lạc Hồng
April 19, 2008
BREAST HEALTH SEMINAR|
Dear Parents, Teachers, and Friends:
In collaboration with the Asian Health & Services Center to improve the health
of Vietnamese people living in Oregon, Lac Hong Vietnamese School is organizing
a seminar about Breast Health.
Location:
Portland Community College - Rock Creek Campus
Building # 2, Room #
124
Phone: 503-997-2260
Time and Date:
3:45 pm, Saturday April 19, 2008
During the seminar:
Light refreshments will be served.
From the seminar, you will be learning about the signs and symptoms of breast
cancer, how to do the monthly self breast exam, and the importance of early
detection.
Most importantly, you will learn how to get help if you suspect of having breast
cancer but you are uninsured. There will be more beneficial breast health
related information and community resources presented at the seminar. We would
like to invite you to join the seminar. Your presence is greatly appreciated by
us and each of the volunteers serving our community. Please pass along this
information and remember everyone is invited.
VSCSO Staff
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
Happy Vietnamese Tết
Lunar New Year
Lạc Hồng School will be
celebrating Tết on Feb 9th, 2008 from 2:30pm to 5pm
The Oregon Vietnamese Community Association will host the annual Tết Festival on
Feb 2nd and 3rd at the Oregon Convention Center.
Click here for more info
Vietnamese New Year Traditions
Tết means the first morning of the New Year in Vietnamese
language and Nguyên Đán is the popular name for the Vietnamese
New Year. Nguyên Đán begins on the first day of the first lunar
month and lasts for seven days. It marks the arrival of spring and is the
greatest celebration time as the festival brings along a few breaks in the
agricultural year. Vietnamese New Year falls between the period of harvesting of
crops and the sowing of the crops
Nguyên Đán Traditions and Customs
Vietnamese are very particular about their New Year traditions and
customs. They follow all the customs earnestly and rigidly. Vietnamese
believe, on this day their fate and luck for the New Year is determined.
Children are told not to cry or fight and people who are in mourning are
avoided.
Decorations for New Year
When New Year is near, people of Vietnam start cleaning their houses and
ancestral graves. Houses are decorated with
Hoa Mai (yellow flowering plant) which is supposed to bring
prosperity and well-being for the family. Some people also hang a
traditional painting depicting a tale of two lovers. Vietnamese consider
Tet to be the time to pay off all debts and to resolve conflicts.
Homage to Kitchen God Táo Quân
Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese New Year is the time to pay homage to the
kitchen
God Táo.
The custom associated with the kitchen God is observed a week before the
New Year. Vietnamese believed that there are three gods represented by
the three legs of the cooking equipments in the kitchen. The middle God
is a woman and the other two are her husbands. In earlier times, it was
customary to provide a carp to the gods on which they can travel. The
carp symbolizes the second last stage of the process by which animals
were transformed into dragons. Keeping the old custom alive, people buy
the carp from the market and place in the bucket of water and placed on
the altar of the house which was later set free.
Vietnamese New Year Food
Vietnamese New Year food includes a special rice pudding called
bánh chưng or
banh Tet prepared beforehand. The pudding contains mung beans and pork.
Other New Year delicacies include preserved sweets, chicken, fish,
oranges, beef, grapefruits, coconuts and some seasonal fruits.
Watermelon is considered the most auspicious fruit of the season as it's
flesh is red. It dried seeds are also used for various delicacies.
Cây Nêu - The New Year Tree
A tradition of displaying a New Year Tree is performed with sanctity and
devotion. The tree is called as
Cây Nêu.
A bamboo pole decorated with bells, flowers, good luck charms and
streamers is placed in front of the house. The red color is considered
lucky by the Vietnamese to scare off the evil the spirits. This is the
last ritual, lễ khai hạ performed on the seventh day of the Tết.
Nguyên Đán Celebrations
People like to celebrate the first day of the New Year with their
families and friends. They wear new clothes and children give
traditional greetings to their elders before receiving the New Year
gifts from them. People with happy experience over the last year are
invited as the first person to enter the house. This act is called as
Xông dất in Vietnamese.
The middle of the day observes an offering to the ancestors of the
family on the altar of the household and incense is also burnt. It is
performed every day throughout the festival. On the second day of the
New Year, people visit their in-laws and other relatives. On the third
day, they visit the family of their teachers and some distant relatives.
People also visit Buddha temples or other holy places on this day. They
bring back flowers as a gift which are kept all year to bring in good
health and prosperity for the family.
Fortune - telling is the most popular activity of the New Year
celebrations. Experts forecasts people's future based on
Truyện Kiều
(a famous poem). Some traditional dragon dances are also preformed on
this day. A few rich people pay for these dancers to perform at their
house. Children also enjoy the festival as they get to play all day.
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