(VOVWORLD) -A spring festival will be held at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism this weekend to promote diverse cultures of ethnic groups in Vietnam and strengthen national unity.
 Spring festival 2017 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi (Photo:dantri.com.vn) |
The Hanoi-based event will feature a wide range of activities, with a highlight being the re-enactment of the Gau Tao festival of Mong ethnic people and wedding ceremony of Bo Y ethnic inhabitants from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
Other key activities will include a peace praying ceremony to be conducted by monks from Khmer pagodas, and a folk game of throwing a Con ball through the ring of Thai people from Son La province.