The 'Spring Colors of the West' festival will be held in Tan Ky

Attending and chairing the meeting on behalf of the Department of Culture and Sports were comrade Tran Thi My Hanh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Director of the Department of Culture & Sports; representatives of the Provincial Ethnic Committee, representatives of leaders of the Western districts.

The 2020 Western Spring Festival with the theme "Spring in the Highlands" will be held in Tan Ky district, Nghe An province on January 30 and 31, 2021.(ieDecember 18 and 19Lunar calendar.

Overview of the meeting. Photo: Bich Hau

The festival is organized to preserve and promote the good customs and practices of the ethnic communities in Western Nghe An; strengthen and consolidate the great solidarity of Vietnamese ethnic groups in general and Nghe An province in particular, create a joyful and exciting atmosphere to promote the patriotic emulation movement, determined to successfully implement the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025, welcome the 13th National Party Congress, celebrate the 91st anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the traditional New Year.

At the same time, through cultural and artistic exchange activities between ethnic groups, the tourism potential of Western Nghe An is promoted and introduced to domestic and international friends, meeting the needs of people to enjoy the spiritual and cultural life.

The festival will attract thousands of visitors and is expected to feature many unique art performances. Photo courtesy of Ho Phuong

The program of the Festival Night includes: Folk song performances, folk music and dance, excerpts of traditional folk festival rituals and ceremonies, ethnic costumes, reenactment of the Tet cultural space of ethnic minorities in Nghe An; Exchange of drumming, gongs, carving, bamboo dancing; ethnic minority folk games to celebrate the Spring Festival. At the same time, organize tourism promotion activities, display, introduce typical cultural and tourism products of the people of Western Nghe An; gratitude ceremony for heroic martyrs, gift giving "Tet for the poor in 2021" in Tan Ky district ....

This is the 8th time the Western Spring Festival, a unique cultural event for ethnic minorities in Nghe An province, is held annually in 11 mountainous districts during the Lunar New Year. In 2021, Tan Ky district will host, in coordination with Anh Son, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong and Ky Son districts to participate in the organization.