The second Thai ethnic cultural festival will be held in the northwestern province of Dien Bien on October 18-20 with the aim of preserving and promoting cultural identities of Thai ethnic group in the process of national integration and development.
The second Thai Ethnic Culture Festival 2019 will take place in the northern province of Dien Bien from October 18-20, featuring the cultural identity of Thai ethnic minority people in Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai and Thanh Hoa provinces.
Much like the Vietnamese ao dai, the defining garment of the Thai ethnic minority people of the north-western mountains is a simple scarf, known as Pieu scarf.
As many as 600 artisans and artists from Thai ethnic groups of Son La, Lai chau, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa and Dien Bien provinces are expected to join the second Thai ethnic cultural festival in Dien Bien from October 18 to 20.
The Set Booc May (Cotton Tree) Festival of Thai people in Thanh Hoa province is unique in the performances and rich in cultural rituals (Photo:VNA) 
Performing and introducing the Tang Cau ritual of the Black Thai ethnic community in Dien Bien (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
The Thai community in Muong So commune (Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province) performs new rice festival (Photo: VNA) 
(Photo: VNA) 
Thai ethnic bride in traditional clothes at the wedding day (Photo: VNA) 
