During the April 30 - May 1 holiday, the Village of Culture - Tourism of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups (Doai Phuong, Hanoi) organizes a series of activities with the theme "Highland Rendezvous", bringing a cultural space imbued with national identity.
The highlight of the program is the highland fair with the theme "Lai Chau Colors". This space vividly recreates the atmosphere of highland markets in the Northwest and Northeast with the participation of ethnic groups such as H'Mong, Lu, Thai, Giay and small traders.
About 40 booths are arranged, introducing local products, traditional cuisine and serving the needs of visitors to visit and experience.
Here, visitors can directly participate in culinary activities such as colored sticky rice, making highland banh cuon, pounding banh day or making white banh. Besides, there is a photo display space "Burging colors of the market", introducing the beauty of people and the land of Lai Chau.
The atmosphere of the market fair is even more vibrant with folk songs, folk dances and folk games such as spinning tops, pao, ziplining, stick pushing... In particular, the khen dance art of the H'Mong people is introduced and exchanged with tourists, contributing to highlighting the unique culture of the highlands.
In addition, many traditional craft performance activities are also organized such as pounding banh day, beeswax printing, sewing shoes, making banh of the Giay people or the weaving craft of the Lu people, creating opportunities for tourists to learn more about local cultural life.
Within the framework of the event, two traditional rituals are recreated, including the forest god worshiping ceremony of the Giay people and the buffalo spirit worshiping ceremony of the Lu ethnic group. These are rituals that carry the meaning of praying for harvests, expressing gratitude to nature and connecting the community.
In parallel, an exhibition and experience of Dong Ho folk paintings is also organized. About 30 familiar works such as: "Muc Dong playing the flute", "Buffalo herding kites", "Rat wedding"... will be introduced to evoke memories of rural life.
Visitors can also directly participate in printing paintings on diep paper under the guidance of artisans, thereby learning more about the techniques and values of traditional painting.
With the participation of more than 100 people from 16 ethnic groups regularly operating in the Village, the series of events also brings a diverse cultural exchange space, contributing to honoring and spreading cultural values of regions and regions during the upcoming holidays.
