Tag: Southeast Asia
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Lions, and Tigers, and Masks, Oh My!
Read more: Lions, and Tigers, and Masks, Oh My!Get ready to get your hands sticky and colourful because we are going to make some traditional Vietnamese paper masks. As an activity in Vietnam with the Backstreet Academy, we decided to make paper masks that are used for an important Vietnamese holiday called the Mid Autumn festival. The mid Autumn Festival is a holiday…
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Confucianism and Buddhism in Hanoi!
Read more: Confucianism and Buddhism in Hanoi!While visiting the city of Hanoi, Vietnam, we had a chance to see some amazing religious buildings for Confucianism and Buddhism. This was my first encounter with Confucianism and I have learned a lot about this philosophy/religion. Confucianism Confucianism was started by the Chinese teacher Confucius. He founded the philosophy/religion as a way of life…
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A Show on Water
Read more: A Show on WaterGuess what… We went sky diving! April fools! We didn’t! Instead, we did something else that was really neat. Imagine… you walk into the dimly lit theater and are surprised by the stage. In place of the, normal platform, there is a large pool of water. You take a look at the program and realize…
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A Beautiful Vietnamese Performance!
Read more: A Beautiful Vietnamese Performance!What do you get when you mix poetry, instruments, and Vietnamese singers? The result is a beautiful traditional art form called Ca tru. The word “Ca” means sing. When the ladies at our performance sang, I really enjoyed it. It was interesting because it was sung in a minor key. The singers also hardly opened…
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The Streets of Hanoi
Read more: The Streets of HanoiAfter a short 2 hour flight from Bangkok, we arrived in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam which is located in the north of the country. With a population of 6.3 million people, it is the second largest city in Vietnam after Ho Chi Minh City in the south (population: 7.3 million). Although a big city, Hanoi…