Hanoi (VNA) - A myriad of activities will take place at theVietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay Town's DongMo, on the outskirts of Hanoi, throughout this October, attracting theparticipation of 13 ethnic groups who live in the village.
Entitled “Season comes with flowers’ colour”, the month-long programme willinclude flower planting activities to beautify the village, and taking care of‘tam giac mach’ (buckwheat) flower and ‘da quy’ (wild sunflower) gardens in thevillage.
Traditional crafts will also be introduced to visitors on the occasion,including bamboo weaving, together with interesting folk games such as bamboopole dancing, walking on stilts, and ‘con’ (a ball made of colourful pieces ofcloth) throwing.
In addition, traditional rituals of participating ethnic groups will be re-enactedat the village, including the Co Tu people’s installation of 'cay neu' (a tallbamboo tree with decorations used to ward off evil spirits), the Kho Mupeople’s new-season welcoming ceremony, and the Khmer people’s Kathina (robeoffering) ceremony.
Visitors to the village can also try their hands at making and trading cakes,and can join in peace-praying rituals, which take place every weekend at Khmerpagodas and Cham temples in the village./.
VNA