Conversation Series - Folk Songs of the Homeland - Remembering Those Who Once Lived Here

SESSION 1: ROMANTIC LOVE AND MARITAL DEVOTION – STORIES OF LOVE, DESTINY, AND MARRIAGE

How does a meeting begin and become destiny? From the first glance, words of courtship, and vows of commitment to the years spent journeying through life together, stories of love and marital devotion from generations past remain preserved in Vietnamese folk songs, waiting for people today to rediscover them. Each verse is a message left behind, allowing us to hear how our ancestors loved, longed for, and cherished enduring bonds. In traditional thought, love was not only about emotion, but also about manners, speech, the way affection was expressed within the family through propriety, and the profound values passed down by previous generations through stories of love, destiny, and devotion.

This edition of the Conversation Series - Folk Songs of the Homeland invites participants to follow that journey through four stages: "The First Stirrings of Affection," from the earliest emotions; "Promises and Vows," with pledges and love tokens; "The Red Thread of Marriage," exploring wedding customs and ceremonies; and "Marital Devotion Through the Years," when love grows into lasting companionship.

Through folk songs and proverbs passed down from one generation to the next, the program hopes to reopen a world of emotions from traditional Vietnamese life, from first encounters and falling in love to marriage and the lifelong commitment of preserving devotion and righteousness.

The themes of each session are as follows:

• Session 1: "Romantic Love and Marital Devotion" - 6:30PM - 9:00PM | Sunday, 16.08.2026
• Session 2: "Songs of Labor and the Love of Life" - 6:30PM - 9:00PM | Sunday, 20.09.2026
• Session 3: "Moral Principles and Righteous Conduct" - 6:30PM - 9:00PM | Sunday, 18.10.2026

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