This information was an announced by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Huynh Vinh Ai, at his working session with the organising board in Ha Giang province, on August 24.

The event aims to highlight the traditional ethnic culture of Mong people and promote the image of Mong people and their life to other ethnic groups throughout the nation as well as to foreign friends, he said. The Deputy Minister also urged the delegates to contribute ideas to the organization of the festival.

The event will be held by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with 17 localities with Mong ethnic communities.

Under the theme, ‘Preserving and promoting the cultural identity of Mong people’, the festival features a range of cultural activities, including a pan-pipe festival, a display of Mong traditional costumes, Mong folk song performances, and Mong ethnic cuisine. Traditional cultural rituals will also be re-enacted during the festival, in addition to an introduction of distinctive Mong handicrafts and traditional folk games.

The festival draws the participation of artisans and Mong people from Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Yen Bai, Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Dien Bien, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Dak Lak provinces.

It is expected to offer a good chance for localities with Mong ethnic communities to discuss raising awareness for all in developing Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity.