Year) celebrations on February 6-8, with music, food and games – and the
participation of 90 representatives from six ethnic groups from around
the country.
The Raglai from the central province of
Ninh Thuan and the Dao Lo Gang and Na Mieo from the northern province
of Lang Son will be participating in the holiday programme for the
first time.
Traditional performances will include gong
ceremonies of the Raglai, prayers for peace and good crops by the Na
Mieo, Tay and Dao Lo Gang, the lion dance of the Nung, and the bamboo
pole dance of the Thai, as well as calligraphy, water puppetry of the
Kinh majority.
Kids will be able to join in a variety of
folk games, including swinging, wrestling, walking on stilts, chess
playing and stick pushing. They also be able to make their own folk toys
under the instruction of ethnic people, including making figurines and
pinwheels.
This year, visitors will be able to enjoy
traditional food from the Tay ethnic group, such as roast pig with mac
mat (a type of wild leaf), steamed glutinous rice, dried buffalo meat
and traditional cakes.
About 150 student volunteers will join museum staff in helping visitors enjoy the events.
The events would help preserve and popularise the precious cultural
traditions of Vietnam , said museum director Vo Quang Trong.
Visitors would gain a better understanding of the cultures of the
different ethnic groups, as well as join in the spirit of the
festivities, Trong said./.
