The first festival to honour brocade will be held from December 27 to 30 in Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. (Photo visittourvietnam.com )Dak Nong (VNS/VNA) - The first festival to honour the Vietnamesebrocade culture will be held from December 27 to 30 in the Central Highlandsprovince of Dak Nong.
Themed Vietnamese Brocade Culture Festival in Dak Nong, the festival willhave a wide range of cultural activities and art performances.
Brocade is traditionally made from cotton and flax yarn material found in theforest. Its patterns are dyed in natural colours.
The patterns on brocade fabric often reflect the traditions of ethnic groups.The brocade weaving tradition is preserved and inherited in each ethnic familyby women.
In fact, most brocade products are fabricated by Mong locals, mostly skilfuland meticulous craftspeople, in the northern mountainous provinces of Ha Giangand Lao Cai as well as others in the Central Highlands.
Handmade brocade products, both in the past and present, have been closelyassociated with the habits and customs of most of the Vietnamese ethnic groups.Brocade fabric, for example, serves as essentials or goods and is even used inmarriages.
The festival aims to underline the importance of the preservation anddevelopment of ethnic groups’ brocade in the process of global integration.
Visitors will get a chance to learn more about brocade made by different ethnicgroups in Vietnam.
The festival will demonstrate brocade weaving to introduce visitors to theprocess.
A fashion show, including traditional and modern brocade designs, will be thehighlight of the festival.
High-quality brocade products will also be displayed for sale.
The festival will include folk games and art performances.
Artistes and artisans from different ethnic groups will meet at the event forcultural exchange.
They will perform traditional art forms introducing the history and culture ofethnic groups.
The four-day event is expected to be held biennially in Gia Nghia town.-VNS/VNA
