The Folk Song Singing Contest in Schools in Nghe An province will be held at the end of May.

Folk Song ContestThe festival in Nghe An province's schools is scheduled to be held for 3 days from May 27 to May 29 at the Nghe An Province Traditional Arts Center with the participation of 21 units from 21 districts, cities and towns.

Through the contest, we aim to maintain the movement of learning and singing folk songs in schools, and to discover and nurture folk singing talents for the homeland and country.

Besides, it contributes to preserving, conserving, introducing, promoting and developing typical cultural values ​​of singing genres and performances.Nghe Tinh folk songshas been recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and folk songs of regions and ethnic minorities in the province.

Comrade Nguyen Van Khoa - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training - Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the Contest spoke at the meeting. Photo: My Ha

From the contest to evaluate the folk song singing movement in schools of educational institutions in the province, from there, there are solutions to promote the folk song singing movement in schools to become more and more exciting, effective, and have educational significance for the young generation of the province.

At the meeting of the Organizing Committee, members listened to the Department of Education and Training report on the preparation and implementation of the contest from the grassroots level. In addition, they listened to representatives of the Propaganda Department, the Department of Culture and Sports, the Provincial Emulation and Reward Committee, the Department of Finance, the Radio and Television Station... give their opinions on the implementation of tasks, reward plans, scenario development and conditions to ensure the success of the contest.

Comrade Vo Van Dung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Deputy Head of the Contest Organizing Committee spoke at the conference. Photo: My Ha

Opinions also said that the Folk Song Competition in Schools is very important and has a large scale, is a festival for teachers and students in the whole industry. Therefore, in the implementation process, it is necessary to promote propaganda work to contribute to spreading the meaning and spirit of the competition.

Performance by students from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted at the School Folk Song Competition. Photo: My Ha

In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the organization and travel of the groups and students to ensure safety and convenience. In addition, it is necessary to pay attention to the reward work to both properly evaluate the efforts of the units and to encourage and commend in order to promptly motivate the movement of teaching and singing folk songs in schools.