Wednesday, 05/02/2020 10:21 (GMT+7)
Diverse cultural activities featuring traditional culture, customs and lunar new year celebrations of ethnic groups will take place in February at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town, Hanoi.
Photo for illustration (Source: anninhthudo.vn)
Under the theme “Colours of spring from every corner of the country”, the programme also aims to celebrate celebrate the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3rd).
The highlights of the programme include the restaging of a traditional ritual to pray for good luck for the New Year of Thai people in the northwestern mountainous province of Son La as well as an arts exchange honouring the spring time of Mong ethnic people.
In addition, there are performances introducing traditional musical instruments of ethnic groups living in the Central Highlands region, including gongs and bamboo-made xylophones of Central Highlanders such as dinh gong, ding put, and t’rung.
Visitors to the programme are also invited to taste delicious local dishes and take part in exciting folk games and cultural activities, such as “Xoe” dance, bamboo pole dance, and “pao” (cloth ball) throwing./.
Compiled by BTA