Activities celebrate 15th anniversary of Quan Ho Bac Ninh folk singing UNESCO recognition
Thursday, 12/09/2024 15:35 (GMT+7)
The northern Bac Ninh provincial People's Committee has just approved a plan to organize activities to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk singing being recognized by UNESCO as a Representative Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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| Quan ho folk singing performance (Source: VNA) |
The program to celebrate the 15th anniversary will take place on the evening of November 16, 2024 at Kinh Bac Cultural Center, where an art performance will be held.
Diverse activities such as meeting with singers and artisans, a ceremony to mark 55th anniversary of Bac Ninh’s Quan ho folk singing theatre and exhibitions related to Quan ho folk singing will be organized.
Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs were inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on September 30, 2009. Since then, Bac Ninh has made considerable efforts to realise its commitments to UNESCO to conserve and uphold the value of this art form, thus obtaining comprehensive results.
The songs are alternating response songs between male and female singers. Quan ho singing is common at rituals, festivals, competitions and informal gatherings, where guests will perform a variety of verses for their hosts before singing farewell./.
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