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Women nationwide respond to ‘Ao Dai Week’

Tuesday, 08/03/2022 | 09:29:17 [GMT +7] A  A

A large number of Vietnam women across the country have been wearing ao dai (traditional Vietnamese long dress) in recent days in response to ‘Ao Dai Week’ and International Women’s Day (March 8).

Women of Dien Bien Province's Department of Natural Resources and Environment in bright-coloured ao dai (Photo: THANH DAT)

Launched by the Vietnam Women’s Union, ‘Ao Dai Week’ is taking place from March 1-8 with the aim of honouring the beauty of the traditional dress and preserving and promoting Vietnam’s cultural heritage.

President of the Trade Union of the Ministry of Planning and Investment Le Thi Tuong Thu said that Ao Dai Week is an opportunity to honour the beauty of Vietnamese women and make them feel cherished and cared for. Wearing the traditional ao dai makes women feel more graceful and gentle, making life more colourful, she noted. Thu added that Ao Dai Week is a meaningful activity which enriches the movements of women and helps them love and respect themselves more, thereby spreading happiness to the other half of the world.

Female staff from the Ministry of Planning and Investment in colourful ao dai
The colourful ao dai with eye-catching patterns add to the bustle of the office atmosphere, contributing to alleviating the anxiety of the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic
Ao Dai Week has seen active response from Vietnamese women across the country every March
Vietnam Airlines women gracefully walking around Hoan Kiem Lake
The women from the Vietnam News Agency respond to the 2022 Ao Dai Week
Women from the Department of Transport in Dien Bien Province in the traditional outfit
Women in Hai Duong Province respond to Ao Dai Week at the Con Son - Kiep Bac relic site.
Modified ao dai of Ninh Binh women in Tam Coc-Bich Dong Tourism Site
Women at many offices in Hanoi wear ao dai at work

Source: Nhan Dan