After an interesting summer program in this June and July, the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism continues to bring many exciting activities to children
Experiential activities “Childhood with summer days” include traditional folk games, ethnic musical instruments, activities on ecological environment, plastic waste reduction, etc. This series of activities has been recreated childhood with folk games such as bamboo jacks, mandarin square capturing, skipping rope; experience some traditional crafts such as making dragonflies with bamboo of Hoai Duc district, making To he of Phu Xuyen district; balloon decoration with funny shapes, making conical hats… Visitors can also participate in traditional folk games of ethnic groups such as: nem pao, tu lu, danh yen of Mong people, pushing sticks of Muong people, jumping on stilts, walking on stilts of Thai people…
Visitors can learn about architecture, costumes, folk songs, dances, festivals… and interact with ethnic artisans; be immersed in Ay Ray singing, Gongs of Central Highlands, bell dance, Xoe dance…
Visitors have the opportunity to learn about culinary culture and enjoy the special dishes of ethnic groups such as: buckwheat cake of the Mong people; A Quat cake of the Ta Oi people; buffalo croissants of the Co Tu people; Uoi cake of the Muong people; wild honey, pollen, coffee, cocoa of the E De people; pork ribs, buffalo meat upstairs kitchen, bamboo shoot stuffed with meat of the Tay; Grilled fish, grilled chicken, color sticky rice of Thai people…
Especially, coming to the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in this July, children will be able to participate in painting and learn to draw with the support and guidance of painter Le Viet Hai. Children can join in drawing with the theme: “I love my village”, expressing their love for their homeland, the country, and the landscape of Vietnamese villages through their artworks.
The highlight activity in July at the Village is the re-enactment of the “Le dang y tam mua” or “Le nhap ha” to pray for a peaceful season at the Khmer pagoda. This is a ritual ceremony when the Buddha was still alive, before the monks entered for 3 months in the rainy season and were allowed to receive “Y tam mua” during the summer. On this occasion, Buddhist families bring to the monks the necessary items, especially many large candles.
Coming to each village, visitors will experience participating in the process of making, creating products, practicing, demonstrating traditional crafts and having gifts to bring back to their families. In the process of co-creating those products, local people will talk about their cultural life, stories associated with the community to better understand the traditional values of the ethnic groups, educate their love for the country, their thirst for the homeland as well as desire to learn of children.
LVH