Central Highlands gong festival opens in Hanoi
Friday, 22/11/2013 16:18 (GMT+7)
(CPV) – On November 19, the Gong festival in the framework of the “National great solidarity – Vietnam cultural heritage week” opened at the Culture – Tourism village of Vietnamese ethnic groups in Dong Mo, Son Tay town, Hanoi.
Traditional rituals and festivals of 17 ethnic communities from 12 cities and provinces will be featured during the festival.
The “National great solidarity – Vietnam cultural heritage week” is co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Management Board of the Culture - Tourism village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups.
The cultural event, is expected to honour the Vietnamese cultural identity at the common house for 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.
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In front of the traditional communal house of the Jrai ethnic group in
Vietnamese Highlands, the Jrai community introduced many
unique gong pieces to the audience |
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"Common house" of the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups in
the cultural space of Central Highlands |
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The dances of philosophy, religion, spirit are hidden in the gong sounds |
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The colourful traditional costumes in the space of gong culture of
the Vietnam Highlands bring people closer together |
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Performing the “bumper crop” act |
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Performing “Buffalo-stabbing festival” to celebrate a victory, a popular custom
of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands |
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Its sound is either deep or strong, moving and
combining with the sounds of streams, wind and the hearts
of people so that it can live with the heaven, the earth and people in
the Central Highlands |