Bethany+Horsington


 * // By Bethany Horsington //**
 * //5/6A//**
 * //__ All about Vietnam __//**


 * // The continent of Vietnam //**


 * // The population //**


 * // The main languages //**


 * // The currency //**


 * // The main religions //**

The continent of Vietnam is in South East Asia and has a population of around 87,375,000. The main languages spoken in Vietnam are Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, Khmer and Cham. The currency in Vietnam is the Vietnamese dong. Their main religions are Taoism, Mahayana, Buddhism and Confucianism.



The Vietnamese flag is red with a yellow star in the middle. Each point of the star means something; there are five points on a regular star, so there are five words to go with it. The first point stands for farmers, the second point stands for workers, the third point stands for youth, the fourth point stands for intellectuals and the fifth point stands for the Vietnamese soldiers. The Vietnamese flag is important in Vietnam because of these five points.
 * //__ The Vietnamese flag __//**



There is alot of traditional clothing worn in Vietnam such as, Ao dai, conical hats, wooden shoes, wovens, turbans, tunics, western clothes; [mostly what men wear] beaded handbags, t-shirts, leaf hats and ao yem. These are all traditional clothing worn in Vietnam.
 * //__ Traditional clothing __//**



The traditional foods in Vietnam are bananas, lemons, tomatoes, coconut, pears and fried rice. The way Vietnamese people like to cook in Vietnam is by deep frying things, stir frying, boiling things, steaming things, to pickle things and to fresh their food.
 * //__ Traditional foods and styles of cooking __//**

People in Vietnam like stories/legends such as, The Moon Boy, Shoot at the Moon, The Price Of Love, The Ax legend, Saint Going and many, many more. Vietnamese people love to believe in, or just read these stories/legends
 * //__ Stories/Legends __//**

There are many types of art in Vietnam such as, laquerware, silk paintings, oil paintings, Dong Ho, folk art, peasant art, woodblock print paintings and gouache paintings.
 * //__ Art __//**



Some music Vietnamese people like to listen to are songs like, Ca Tru, Hat Xam, Hat Van, Cheo Opera, Tuong, Cai Luong, Hat Then and Xoan Singing.
 * //__ Music __//**


 * //__ Vietnamese way of life __//**
 * // Traditional Family Obligations //**

. To care for their parents in their old age and to worship them after death. . In a Vietnamese family they have to have at least one altar, to worship their ancestors, because they believe that parents after death will go and live in another world. [The altar is where their ancestors souls live in].

Lots of sports are played in Vietnam such as, football, golf, soccer, boxing, cycling, karate, tennis, judo, swimming and aerobics. Vietnamese people like sports because it keeps them fit and healthy.
 * //__ Vietnamese sports __//**



Vietnam likes to celebrate many festivals. Unlike Australia, Vietnamese people celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New year-Tet, Trung Nguyen Festival, Killing the Inner Insect Festival, The Mid-Autumn festival, Cold Goods Tet, Lim Festival, Khau Vai Love Market Festival, The Hung king temple Festival and a few more.
 * //__ Vietnamese Festivals __//**



Vietnam influences Australia by their religion, food, clothing, their culture, sports, art, music, dances, legends, festivals, rituals, their roles, [Their way of life] and by their Vietnamese restaurants and shops.
 * //__ How does Vietnam influence Australia? __//**

The most popular poem in Vietnam is called ‘Kim Van Kiew’. Dragons and Turtles are very important animals in the Vietnamese culture.
 * //__ Other Facts __//**

**[|www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/vietnam/pro-religion]** **[|www.trueknowledge.com]**
 * //__BIBLIOGRAPHY__//**
 * [|www.vietnam-culture.com] **