ASIA/CAMBOGIA - Il Giubileo della Misericordia nel segno dei martiri e degli ultimi della società
Phnom Penh – “In un mondo che soffre per guerre, violenza, odio, la misericordia è il modo in cui Dio si offre per riconciliare l'umanità e perché viviamo come fratelli e sorelle, nella pace e nell'armonia. In Cambogia accoglieremo questo tempo di grazia per rinnovarci spiritualmente, nella riconciliazione con Dio e con il prossimo”: lo scrive Sua Ecc. Mons. Olivier Schmitthaeusler, Viario Apostolico di Phnom Penh, in una lettera diffusa tra tutti i fedeli e inviata dal Vescovo al’Agenzia Fides.
Nella Chiesa locale, che ha vissuto nel 2014 “l'Anno della Carità”, si aprirà il 10 dicembre ufficialmente la Porta Santa nel Centro Pastorale del Vicariato di Phnom Penh, mentre il 13 dicembre ci sarà l’inaugurazione di una speciale mostra dedicata ai martiri cambogiani, e il 1° gennaio l’apertura della Porta Santa al Santuario della Madonna del Mekong. Ogni comunità del Vicariato è invitata a compiere un pellegrinaggio per l'Anno Santo in tutti e tre questi luoghi, mentre vari eventi sono previsti “per consentire di vivere una vera conversione interiore”, nota il Vescovo.Dato l’invito del Santo Padre a prepararsi “a vivere opere di misericordia corporali e spirituali”, la lettera invita tutti i fedeli a “essere segno dell’amore di Dio per ogni uomo, in particolare con la vicinanza e la presenza con i piccoli, i poveri gli ultimi, così numerosi nella nostra società”.
Un pensiero è rivolto a tutta la nazione : “Quest'anno sia un anno di riconciliazione nei nostri cuori, nelle nostre famiglie, nelle nostre comunità e nel nostro paese che sta per aprirsi la grande mercato comune dell’Asean” conclude il Vicario.
Studi Indocinesi
martedì 24 novembre 2015
sabato 21 novembre 2015
La Saigon dei francesi muore lentamente: un altro edificio storico sarà demolito a HCMC
Le autorità della città approvano la demolizione di un vecchio edificio francese al 606 di Tran Hung Dao (già Boulevard Galliéni)
In April 2015, Saigoneer reported that the authorities were considering an application to destroy the old mansion at 606 Trần Hưng Đạo in order to make way for a new tower block. It is understood that city leaders have now given this plan the green light and demolition is expected to commence very soon.
According to local historians, 606 Trần Hưng Đạo was once the site of an old Khmer pagoda, but by 1932 that structure had been demolished to make way for the current building, an elegant villa built for the state-franchised charity lottery company known as the Société pour l’Amélioration Morale, Intellectuelle et Physique des Indigènes de Cochinchine (SAMIPIC).
Set up by decree of the Governor of Cochinchina in October 1927 to administer a 600,000-piastre state lottery, SAMIPIC was run by a committee which “grouped together the elite of Annamite society” (Gazette Coloniale, 1936). It sold two-piastre lottery tickets to the public and then donated a substantial part of its income to charitable, health and educational causes in Cochinchina. It also “organized conferences, and every year offered a number of scholarships in France and in the colony to the most deserving students”.
SAMIPIC’s achievements included setting up the Maison des Associations Annamites in Saigon in 1929 and funding the construction of the “Maison Indochinoise” at the Cité Universitaire de Paris, which was inaugurated on March 22, 1930 by French President Gaston Doumergue and the young King Bảo Đại.
SAMIPIC was initially housed in a small villa at 76 Rue de Lagrandière (Lý Tự Trọng), but on February 16, 1933, La Croix newspaper reported the inauguration of its brand new headquarters at 96 Boulevard Galliéni (now 606 Trần Hưng Đạo). The building was later described as “superb”, with “magnificent decor” (Écho Annamite, September 6, 1941).
After the departure of the French in 1954, the villa was acquired by the American government and became home to the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), which coordinated the supply of military hardware, training and assistance to the French and subsequently to the Republic of Vietnam. Because of its high profile, the villa was one of three US installations in the city targeted by the National Liberation Front on October 22, 1957.
In February 1962, following the arrival of the first US Army aviation units, MAAG became part of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), which was set up to provide a more integrated command structure with full responsibility for all US military activities and operations in Vietnam.
At first, MACV staff shared the villa at 606 Trần Hưng Đạo with their MAAG colleagues, but in May 1962 they were given separate accommodation on Pasteur Street. From that date until 1966, the villa at 606 Trần Hưng Đạo was known as “MACV II”. MAAG survived as a separate entity until May 1964, when its functions were fully integrated into MACV.
In 1966, following the transfer of all MACV operations to the new “Pentagon East” complex at Tân Sơn Nhất Air Base, the villa at 606 Trần Hưng Đạo was vacated by the Americans and became the headquarters of the Republic of Korea Forces Vietnam, which remained at the villa until the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.
Until recently the villa at 606 Trần Hưng Đạo was home to several local businesses.
Tim Doling
Da Saigooner.com (http://saigoneer.com/saigon-buildings/5619-officials-approve-demolition-of-french-mansion-at-606-tran-hung-dao)
Il 20 ottobre ricorre la Giornata della Donna Vietnamita: 15 fotografie per celebrarla
Il 20 ottobre ricorre la Giornata della Donna Vietnamita:15 fotografie per celebrarla
Today marks the 85th Vietnamese Women's Day. A nationally observed holiday since 1930, October 20 commemorates the day upon which the country's Women's Union was officially established and recognized by the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Take a look at any chapter in Vietnam's history and women play a crucial role in the country's story, from Hai Ba Trung to Nguyen Thi Minh Khai to Vo Thi Sau.
Today, Vietnamese women continue to hold a significant place in local society and are often the ones who make the country's many small, family-owned businesses run.
Below is a collection photos celebrating the women of Vietnam.
Da: http://saigoneer.com/saigon-culture/5506-photos-15-old-photos-to-celebrate-vietnamese-women-s-day
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