Participants try to throw sticks into jars, a traditional Korean game. The game will be featured in the Children's Festival on June 1-2 at the Museum of Ethnology. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Various cultural and entertainmentevents for children will be held in Hanoi to celebrate InternationalChildren’s Day (June 1).
The VietnamNational Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism ishosting a month-long programme with the theme "Summer forChildren".
With participation of 100 people of 13 ethnic groupsincluding the Tay, Dao, Mong, Thai, E De and Khmer, the programme willintroduce the culture, customs and traditions of the different groups. Theorganisers hope it will attract tourists to the site in Son Tay town.
The activities focus on raising awareness ofthe environment – especially plastic pollution – through varioustraditional games and writing and painting contests.
Participants will discover the handicrafts, costumes,musical instruments and cuisine of the ethnic groups.
A performance featuring the singing and dancing of theTa Oi people from A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue,will take place over the weekend.
The "Children’s World" festival will take placefrom May 30 to June 1 at the Vietnam Exhibition, Culture andArt Centre, 2 Hoa Lu street, Hanoi.
The annual event includes educational activities and artperformances for children, following the direction of the Ministry of Culture,Sports and Tourism.
A highlight of the event is the exhibition of 415 paintingsby children. These are the works honoured by the Vietnamese Children FineArts Award 2019, which is held by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourismin collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training.
The organiser received more than 54,000 paintings – includingworks by disabled children – sent by 863 individuals, schools andorganisations nationwide.
“The contest draws the attention of children in the wholecountry, proving that painting is a bridge between children and the world,helping them express ideas, sentiments and dreams,” said Trinh Ha Quyen, a representativeof the centre. “Through the paintings, children strive for abeautiful world and good things in life.”
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi will host achildren’s festival inspired by the Korean culture on June 1 and 2.
The event will create a playground for Vietnamesechildren to celebrate International Children’s Day and to help them understand theKorean culture through games, jultagi (a traditional Korean performance oftightrope-walking), gilnori (a parade of musicians and percussion groups incolourful costumes) and samulnori (the music of a percussion quartet).
Jultagi is a traditional form of entertainment that wasrecognised by the UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in2011. In this show of acrobatic skill, the artist executes a number offeats on the tightrope while telling stores and jokes and singing to musicalaccompaniment.
Participants also can paint, dress up in Koreancostumes and make kites and fans from hanji (Korean traditionalpaper).
The programme is a result of cooperation between the VietnamMuseum of Ethnology and the Korean Culture Centre in Vietnam, made possible bythe participation of 100 volunteers from universities in Hanoi.
“I love studying Korean language and culture,” said Nguyen HaiAnh, a student at Hanoi Law University. “As a volunteer at themuseum, I want to have a chance to understand more about Korean culture. Iexpect the programme will bring joy and knowledge to children and allparticipants."-VNS/VNA
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