Chinese New Year Festival-Performances

To celebrate Valentine's Day we're presenting a special feast of love—this Lunar New Year we'll be hosting three weddings right here beginning with traditional Vietnamese and Korean ceremonies Yes it could be anyone I told my boyfriend you can jump up and do it Next we'll see a traditional Vietnamese wedding and a traditional Korean wedding Our Vietnamese couple Giselle and Steven say their favorite thing during Lunar New Year is spending time with family and receiving red envelopes Then our Korean couple Sylvia and Joe are real partners who say they met at the Viet Fest in Tyson's Corner back in 2023 Yes that was at Viet Fest Has anyone seen them Were they controversial there Alright while we're getting ready they'll have something special in store It would also make for a great story so if you've never attended a Korean or Vietnamese wedding before—I haven't either—we'll learn together The stars of our Vietnamese wedding are Giselle and Steven who love spending time with their family the most during Lunar New Year followed by receiving countless red envelopes Sylvia and Joe the stars of our Korean wedding first met in Vietnam during a festive celebration Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the exhibition of a traditional Vietnamese wedding—a journey of love heritage and elegance Before this performance began the family had already completed their wedding ceremony received guidance from the Welfare Family selected the date and time for celebration and ensured harmony for the couple Today we invite you to witness the two most pivotal chapters of this journey As the family members entered they carried gleaming red pearls symbolizing wedding gifts carefully examine these significant symbols Honey and roses—the most meaningful gift In our culture they symbolize the beginning of conversation inseparable from one another The dragon maiden and the honey petals—these radiant red petals symbolize the perfect union of male and female their brilliance representing the merging of the two families The wedding began with the ceremony in the wedding hall the family formally requesting permission for the marriage under bright candlelight accompanied by joyful music To announce the good news they offered prayers in the ancestral hall and reported to their ancestors their union The wedding ceremony took place in the wedding hall's family setting a wedding within the wedding hall's family atmosphere in the wedding hall's family environment At both locations the core of the wedding ceremony is the ancestral tribute ritual where the couple kneels or bows deeply to their parents grandparents and elders presenting tea as a gesture of utmost respect In return they receive heartfelt blessings jewelry and guidance for their new life together Please join us as we celebrate this timeless tradition of family faith and the beautiful Aozai The couple bows deeply to their parents grandparents and elders presenting tea as a gesture of the highest respect The couple kneels or bows deeply to their parents grandparents and elders presenting tea as a gesture of the highest respect In return they receive heartfelt blessings jewelry and guidance for their new life together Please join us as we celebrate this timeless tradition of family faith and the beautiful Aozai The couple bows deeply to their parents grandparents and elders presenting tea as a gesture of the highest respect