People's Artist Xuan Bac officiated the wedding

TPO - People's Artist Xuan Bac - Director of the Department of Performing Arts - was one of the special guests at the mass wedding of 80 couples within the framework of the Vietnam Happy Fest 2025 held on the morning of December 6 in Hanoi. The male artist also took on the role of coordinator of this special wedding.

The opening ceremony of Vietnam Happy Fest 2025 took place on the morning of December 6 at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square. The event, which took place from December 5-7, was chaired by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MOCST), in coordination with the Hanoi People's Committee, Vietnam Television and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh said that 2025 marks a proud milestone when Vietnam rose to 46th place globally in the World Happiness Report, up 8 places compared to the previous year.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh delivered the opening speech of the festival.

“This is not just a statistic, but also a recognition of the Party and State's persistent efforts in creating a peaceful and humane living environment, and above all, the optimistic and benevolent spirit of the Vietnamese people; at the same time, it vividly reflects the aspirations and solidarity of millions of Vietnamese people towards a prosperous, prosperous and loving future,” Permanent Deputy Minister Le Hai Binh emphasized.

Vietnam Happy Fest 2025 is expanded from the Happy Vietnam Award - a media award on human rights, where beautiful moments about the country and people of Vietnam are displayed.

Permanent Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Le Hai Binh, Vice President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Ha Thi Nga and President of the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists Tran Thi Thu Dong performed the opening ceremony.

This festival was born as a multi-layered experience journey. This year's event space is organized along the streets of Hoan Kiem Lake with 13 experience points designed as 13 emotional rhythms, including: Happy Vietnam exhibition, digital interactive space, art photo booth, Happiness Prism, Happiness Map, outdoor activities Health is Happiness, Sending Happiness to Tomorrow, Sharing Happiness and Happy Broadcaster.

One of the highlights of the festival is the mass wedding of 80 couples with the theme Love is happiness. The organizers chose the number 80 to convey the message about the nation's 80-year journey of Independence - Freedom - Happiness.

The highlight of the opening ceremony of Vietnam Happy Fest 2025 was the wedding ceremony of 80 couples of all ages.

People's Artist Xuan Bac - Director of the Department of Performing Arts - was one of the special guests at the mass wedding. He took on the role of wedding coordinator before the main MC of the ceremony - MC Quyen Linh appeared. The appearance of the male artist both stirred up the atmosphere of the ceremony and was his blessing for the 80 couples.

After the joyful and vibrant moments brought by People's Artist Xuan Bac, MC Quyen Linh brought the audience and guests to deep emotions when listening to the couples share about their journey to happiness.

People's Artist Xuan Bac - Director of the Department of Performing Arts - was one of the special guests at the mass wedding.

Sharing at the wedding ceremony, the couple Nguyen Vu Hoi - Vu Thi Trang emotionally told about their 40-year journey of happiness. Accordingly, in 40 years of living together, the couple went through 35 years of hardship when only 5 years after getting married, Nguyen Vu Hoi had an accident and was in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

“After the accident, my spirit was broken, but fortunately I have my wife and children always by my side. This is also the motivation for me to overcome everything. I would like to thank my wife - the one who has held my hand and accompanied me over the years. She has held my hand and led me to the path of happiness,” Nguyen Vu Hoi said emotionally.

The story of the couple Nguyen Vu Hoi - Vu Thi Trang moved many audiences.

In particular, at the Ly Thai To Monument area, the Happiness Tree will receive tens of thousands of wishes and blessings. Each small piece of paper is a story, a wish, a seed of love. Along with the wedding ceremony, other activities such as the Vietnamese costume parade Bach Hoa Bi Hanh with the participation of 800 people, the Happy Prism workshop, the Happy Vietnam 2025 Awards Ceremony, the Happy Vietnam music night... promise to take people and tourists on a journey of color, art and sincere emotions.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/nsnd-xuan-bac-lam-chu-hon-post1802341.tpo