Tet Nguyen Dan, which celebrates the arrival of spring, is the most important festival for our Vietnamese diaspora community. Also known as the celebration of the Lunar New Year, Tet brings together families and is an opportunity for people to connect with each other over food and observance of traditional customs. This year saw the large Vietnamese community in South West Sydney come together at Fairfield Showground for the for the first community Tet Festival since 2020. And the turnout definitely showed how much we'd all missed it! The festival included delicious food, fantastic performances, lion dancers, and carnival rides. Along with the Members for Cabramatta and Leppington, I held a stall at the festival to share the celebration with our communities. To have the Premier attend the festival on the afternoon of Saturday 17 February to join in on the festivities (and specially seek out a satisfying serving of Phở) was the icing on the cake! I wish to extend my best wishes to the Vietnamese community in Liverpool and South West Sydney as we enter the Year of the Dragon and share their hopes for a happy and prosperous year ahead. Chúc mừng năm mới!
Tet Festival
13 March 2024