Re-enactment of the new rice offering ritual of ethnic minorities in Binh Dinh province. Illustrative image (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) Binh Dinh (VNA) – The fourth cultural festival of ethnic minorities in the central region will take place in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh provincefrom September 8-10.
The event aims to honour fine traditional culturalvalues, preserve and promote the cultural identity of the central region’s ethnicminority groups, contributing to building, developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the need of sustainable development, Nguyen Thi Hai Nhung, headof Department of Ethnic Culture, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism, told a press briefing in Binh Dinh on August 29.
The festival provides a chance for participants to share experiences while raising awareness of the importance of preserving andprotecting traditional cultural values in the integration and sustainabledevelopment process, she added.
Lam Hai Giang, Vice Chairman of the Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee, highlighted the festival's significance, saying it is expected to reate a "push" for the strong development of the local tourismindustry.
The highlight of this year’s edition is that the organising board will integrate community-based tourism factors imbued with theidentity and culture of ethnic groups in the region to create diversity forthe festival, he continued.
The three-day festival will draw more than 1,000 artists ofethnic groups from 11 central provinces.
It includes activities such as an amateur artist festival, a traditional national costume show, an introduction to localcuisine, sports activities and ethnic folk games./.
