Vietnamese ethnic groups’ culture day to be celebrated in mid-April

(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will hold a wide range of activities in the suburban township of Son Tay in the capital from April 18 to 21 to mark the culture day of Vietnamese ethnic groups.
Vietnamese ethnic groups’ culture day to be celebrated in mid-April - ảnh 1he Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism will hold a wide range of activities in April. (Photo: hanoimoi.vn)

The annual festival will provide a colorful space in which visitors can explore the distinctive lifestyles of 54 ethnic minority groups living across the country.

Its main activities include Soc Trang province’s culture and tourism festive day, a program on đờn ca tài tử or southern folk singing, a photo exhibition featuring Vietnamese ethnic cultural life, and a space displaying Ede ethnic musical instruments.

In particular, visitors will have the chance to sample coffee in a special area of the Central Highlands region considered the capital of Vietnamese coffee.

It will also seek to re-enact tradition festivals and customs practiced by several ethnic minority groups such as “cấp sắc” (maturity ritual) of the Dao ethnic group and a new rice festival of the Jrai ethnic group.

Furthermore, traditional costumes of ethnic groups will be put on show, helping visitors to discover the culture of ethnic minorities from across the country.

Vietnamese ethnic groups’ culture day is celebrated on April 19 annually with the aim of honouring cultural values of ethnic groups and the country’s cultural diversity.

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