A festival of ao dai, the national dress of Vietnamese women, kicked off on March 2 at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.
The opening ceremony
of the ao dai festival in Ho Chi Minh City.
On the opening night, the audience were treated to 15 unique ao
dai collections created
by renowned Vietnamese designers as well as several from the
Republic of Korea, who are the first foreign designers to appear at the event.
Running for two weeks, the
festival will feature an ao dai performance contest, an ao
dai parade, an online photo contest on the theme of ao dai sand
a drawing competition on ao dai, among others.
The activities will take
place at various locations throughout the city including Nguyen Hue and Bui
Vien pedestrian streets of, the Youth Cultural House, the Women Cultural House,
the War Remnants Museum, the City Post Office and other institutions.
With the participation of
hundreds of ao dai tailors and shops, the festival is expected
to showcase the outstanding beauty of ao dais to both local
residents and visitors.
In his speech at the opening
ceremony, HCMC Vice Chairman Le Thanh Liem stated that the festival will offer
the public and visitors an enjoyable experience about the beauty of Vietnamese
culture.
The festival is scheduled to last until March 17.
Source: NDO
As part of Project 6 under the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2024, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh province focuses on diverse and practical activities to promote the project's goal: "Preserving and promoting the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in conjunction with tourism development."
After 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated October 11, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoa Binh province's ethnic groups in the period of 2021 – 2025 with the orientation to 2030 (NQ04), it has mobilized the participation of the entire political system, the people from all walks of life and there have been positive changes. So far, out of the 10 targets of NQ04, 3 targets have been met and exceeded the plan set for 2025. Typically, 70% of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of ethnic groups in the province is on the list of the national ICH items and they have been protected and restored, exceeding 20% of the proposed Resolution.
Great National Unity Day has been recently celebrated in Duong hamlet, Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district, in an atmosphere of warmth and community spirit. The event highlighted national identity and strengthened the bond of solidarity among residents.
On November 28, the People's Committee of Cao Phong district organized the Cultural and Sports Festival of Cao Phong district's ethnic groups in 2024.
