The Culture, Sports and Tourism Festival of ethnic groups in the
northwest region will take place in Hoa Binh province on November 16
-18.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh
Tuan told a recent press briefing in Hanoi that the three-day festival,
themed ‘Northwest Ethnic Groups Unite, Integrate and Look towards
Future’, will bring together participants from six regional provinces,
including Hoa Binh, Son La, Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Lao Cai and Yen Bai.
The event will not only honour and promote the cultural identities of
the region’s ethnic groups but also help strengthen the great national
unity.
It will also offer a good opportunity for
participating localities to exchange experience, thus raising their
responsibilities in building and upholding the Vietnamese culture imbued
with national identities.
A wide range of activities are
scheduled for the event, including an incense offering at the statute of
Uncle Ho, an arts programme, a photo exhibition, a rural market, folk
games, and a fair featuring indigenous cultural and tourism products.
Cultural rituals practiced by the region’s ethnic groups as
well as their traditional costumes will also be introduced to visitors.
The 11th festival was held in Lai Chau province in 2009,
seeing the participation of more than 600 artisans and people from the
six localities.-VNA