More than 450 delegates responded to the 10th International Yoga Day in Dong Thap

Updated date: 06/29/2024 07:10:07

DTO - On the morning of June 29, at Van Mieu Park (Ward 1, Cao Lanh City), Dong Thap Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City to organize the 10th International Yoga Day in Dong Thap with the theme "Yoga for self and society".

Delegates perform the traditional lamp lighting ceremony of Indian Yoga

Mr. Tushar Garg - Deputy Consul of India in Ho Chi Minh City; Comrade Le Thi Kim Loan - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; along with representatives of leaders of departments, branches, the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations and more than 450 cadres, civil servants, public employees and students in Cao Lanh City attended.

Leaders of the Provincial Union of Friendship Organizations (left cover), Department of Foreign Affairs (right cover) presented flowers to thank representatives of the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Yoga Federation.

At the 10th International Yoga Day event, representatives of the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Thap province performed the traditional lamp lighting ceremony of Indian Yoga. Representatives of the Vietnam Yoga Federation guided officials, civil servants, employees and students to perform basic Yoga exercises to improve physical fitness.

Officials, civil servants, employees and students perform Yoga exercises at the event

The 10th International Yoga Day in Dong Thap province is an activity to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations (January 7, 1972 - January 7, 2024), the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam - India Strategic Partnership (July 6, 2007 - July 6, 2024). This is also an opportunity for officials, civil servants, public employees and students to access Yoga, contributing to the development of the movement of physical exercise and sports, improving health for everyone. At the same time, it promotes the friendly, cooperative and cultural exchange relationship between Dong Thap province and the Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as Indian partners in the coming time...

In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly decided to choose June 21 every year as International Yoga Day. Over the past decade, International Yoga Day has been considered an activity to honor the spirit of practicing sports for health and connecting the community, making Yoga increasingly popular in many countries around the world. In Vietnam, in 2024, the 10th International Yoga Day will be held in many localities across the country with the theme "Yoga for self and society" to spread the meaningful message that each good individual makes society progress, contributing to building a harmonious and interactive community.

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