Folk artists performed at the media briefing of the e festival on April 8 (Photo: voh.com.vn)HCM City (VNA) – A Vietnamese folk culture festival will be held on April 13-15 in HoChi Minh City to serve local people and visitors during the Hung Kings holiday.
The festival willtake place at the city’s Nguyen Hue pedestrian zone in District 1.
It will feature variousforms of folk art performances from across the nation such as “xoe” dance inthe north, “bai choi” singing and gong dance in the central region and “don catai tu” art form (southern amateur singing) in the south.
In addition,visitors can join outdoor activities at the event’s recreation zones.
Former DeputyMinister of Culture, Sports and Culture Vuong Duy Bien, the festival director,said the event aims to turn the Nguyen Hue pedestrian zone into a space forfolk artists to perform and meet with the city’s residents and tourists and introducingVietnamese folk culture to them.
Legend has it that theHung Kings ruled Vietnam from 2879 BC until 258 BC and they are considered thefounders of the nation. To honour the Kings, the 10th day of the third lunarmonth is designated as their national commemorative anniversary date.
The worshippingrituals of the Hung Kings are closely related to the ancestral worshippingtradition of most Vietnamese families which forms an important part of people'sspiritual lives. It was recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ofHumanity in 2012.-VNA
The festival willtake place at the city’s Nguyen Hue pedestrian zone in District 1.
It will feature variousforms of folk art performances from across the nation such as “xoe” dance inthe north, “bai choi” singing and gong dance in the central region and “don catai tu” art form (southern amateur singing) in the south.
In addition,visitors can join outdoor activities at the event’s recreation zones.
Former DeputyMinister of Culture, Sports and Culture Vuong Duy Bien, the festival director,said the event aims to turn the Nguyen Hue pedestrian zone into a space forfolk artists to perform and meet with the city’s residents and tourists and introducingVietnamese folk culture to them.
Legend has it that theHung Kings ruled Vietnam from 2879 BC until 258 BC and they are considered thefounders of the nation. To honour the Kings, the 10th day of the third lunarmonth is designated as their national commemorative anniversary date.
The worshippingrituals of the Hung Kings are closely related to the ancestral worshippingtradition of most Vietnamese families which forms an important part of people'sspiritual lives. It was recognised as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage ofHumanity in 2012.-VNA
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