From January 9-11, the Tet holiday of ethnic groups and the cultural festival are taking place at Dien Bien Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School. The event attracts 100% of officials, teachers, staff and students throughout the school to participate. In particular, there is also the companionship of parents, artisans, twin brotherhood units and some school units in the area.
Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, Mr. Vu Trung Hoan - Principal of Dien Bien Provincial Ethnic Minority Boarding High School said that the highlight of this event is the expansion of cultural experience space in the direction of "students being the center".
The school campus is transformed into a brilliant cultural picture with 7 display spaces, representing 19 ethnic groups living in Dien Bien province.
For the first time, the traditional Tet rituals and typical festivals of the Mong, Thai, and Lao people are vividly recreated right in the schoolyard.
Under the advice of artisans and parents, students are not only viewers but also "subjects" of cultural practice, from Mong khen dance, sen tien dance to folk games with high collective nature.
In addition to traditional values, the Festival is also "blowing a new breeze" to get closer to young people such as: photo-based ethnic costume contest associated with digital media; art performance night; Tet cuisine experience activities of ethnic groups...
Lo Thi Cham - a 12th grade student, said: "The cultural festival of ethnic groups associated with Tet at the boarding school has brought a warm feeling. The activity has helped you reduce homesickness, and is also an opportunity to connect and understand more about the cultural beauty of ethnic groups".
According to Mr. Vu Trung Hoan, when students directly roll their hands to wrap banh chung, crack banh giay or set up camp together, they are participating in the most natural educational environment.
Through the process of working together, the gap between classes and ethnic groups has narrowed. Children learn teamwork skills, know how to share responsibilities and support each other.
More importantly, these experiences foster national pride, helping children develop self-awareness in preserving and spreading traditional cultural values in modern life" - Mr. Hoan affirmed.
According to Mr. Hoan, the Festival is not only a cultural playground but also a comprehensive educational activity, a meaningful highlight in a series of activities towards the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the richly traditional school of the Dien Bien highlands.
