recognition as the world intangible cultural heritages by the UNESCO.
The list was announced by the UNESCO on Nov. 9.
At present, 166
heritages of 77 countries have been recognised as world intangible
cultural heritages. Vietnam has a number of heritages in this list,
including the Hue royal court music, the Gong space of Tay Nguyen
(Central Highlanders) and the Bac Ninh love duet singing.
Saint
Giong festival is a unique traditional event in Vietnam, held annually
from the 6th-12th of the fourth lunar month in many places in Vietnam to
commemorate the legendary national hero who grew from a 3-year-old
child into a giant overnight to help drive out invaders from the
country.
The 9th of the fourth lunar month is the major day for
the biggest Saint Giong festival at Phu Dong village in Gia Lam district
of Hanoi where this national hero was born.
The festival is a
chance for visitors to watch the performance of traditional rituals and
artistic activities which have been handed down from generations to
generations./.
