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Activities celebrate Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day
  • | Nhan Dan | April 16, 2018 10:00 PM
A wide variety of unique cultural activities will be held from April 19-22 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in the Dong Mo tourism area of Son Tay town, Hanoi, to celebrate the Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day (April 19).

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Under the theme “National cultural identities contribute to building and developing the Vietnamese culture and people to meet the demand of sustainable national development”, there will be a gala of ethnic culture, ethnic cultural days, and an exhibition and a review of the ten years of implementing the Prime Minister’s decision on the Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day.

The programmes are expected to attract the participation of 270 patriarchs, artisans and people from ethnic minority groups across the country, including Muong (Hoa Binh), Thai (Nghe An), Kho Mu (Dien Bien), E De (Dak Lak), Tay (Thai Nguyen), Ta Oi and Co Tu (Thua Thien – Hue), Khmer (Soc Trang), Mong (Ha Giang), Raglai (Ninh Thuan), Gia Rai (Gia Lai) and Thai (Son La). They will introduce visitors to their cultural practices and traditional customs.

The event’s highlight will be the gala of ethnic culture, including performances imbued with the Vietnamese national identities, honouring ethnic culture.

In addition, festivals of the Khmer, Thai and Gia Rai ethnic minority groups, artistic performance of the Khmer ethnic group in southern Vietnam, and performances of Central Highlands melody songs will be held.

The exhibition will display photos and objects related to the Gia Rai ethnic people in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, memories related to the day Uncle Ho sent his letter to the Congress of Southern Ethnic Minority Groups in Pleiku on April 19, 1946, and 50 photos on the outstanding activities to celebrate Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day over the past ten years.

A conference, aiming to review the ten years of implementing the Prime Minister’s decision on the Vietnam Ethnic Groups’ Cultural Day, will also be held.

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