With the theme “Vietnam in the Era of Rising,” the opening ceremony consisted of four parts: “The Voice of the Tinh Lyre,” “Converging and Shining Heritage,” “A Shared Belief,” and “The Era of Rising of the Nation.” The program aims to continue honoring, introducing, and promoting the cultural values of Vietnam, highlighting exemplary individuals from various ethnic groups across the country. It also seeks to spread the values of humanity, unity, mutual support, and patriotism of the Vietnamese people.
The “Great Unity of Ethnic Groups – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” Week 2024 features a variety of activities, including exhibitions, displays, cultural spaces, re-enactments of unique ethnic festivals, folk music and dance performances, traditional costume showcases, and traditional sports competitions. Highlights include the Cultural Exchange Festival of the Northwest, Central Highlands, and Southwest ethnic groups, as well as the Then Singing and Tinh Lyre Art Festival of the Tay, Nung, and Thai ethnic groups. This unique cultural art form has been recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, with over 400 artisans and performers participating.
This event, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism in collaboration with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, celebrates the 94th anniversary of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (November 18) and Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Day (November 23). It aims to strengthen the great unity of the nation under the leadership of the Communist Party while honoring and promoting Vietnam’s traditional cultural values.
In her speech, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy highlighted the diverse cultural and artistic activities of the event. She emphasized that the “Great Unity of Ethnic Groups – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” Week and the 7th Then Singing and Tinh Lyre Art Festival will provide valuable experiences for people and visitors, fostering a love for national culture and the homeland. These cultural values, forged through Vietnam’s long history of nation-building and defense, are the foundation for confidently entering the “New Era – The Era of Rising of the Nation”.
The ensembles participating in the Then singing and Tinh lute performances at the opening ceremony.
In his directive speech at the program, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long emphasized that the spirit of great unity is a tradition and a precious cultural heritage of our nation. The strength of national solidarity is a crucial driving force and a decisive factor in the victories of the Vietnamese revolution. Over the years, organizing activities to commemorate the Great Unity Day of the entire nation has become a beautiful tradition, bringing the work of the Front closer to the community, reaching every family and individual, continuously building, consolidating, and promoting the people’s right to mastery, strengthening the power of national unity, and enhancing the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.
With a passionate love for the country, a spirit of unity, and a rich cultural history spanning thousands of years, the distinctive values of Vietnam’s advanced culture, imbued with national identity, will continue to be built, preserved, and promoted. The bloc of national unity will be continuously strengthened, contributing significantly to socio-economic development, improving the material and spiritual life of the people, and leading the nation firmly into a new era, the era of rising.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long and other delegates presented gifts to ethnic communities.
The “Great Unity of Ethnic Groups – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage” Week will run until November 24, 2024, at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi).
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