Opening ceremony of Mon Son - Luc Da

Tourists from all over the world visit the Mon Son - Luc Da festival in 2018. Photo: Huu Vi

The festival is a cultural and spiritual activity of the Muong Qua region in the two communes of Mon Son and Luc Da, Con Cuong district. The festival is associated with the establishment of the first Party cell in Western Nghe An in April 1931 with Mr. Vi Van Khang as Secretary. The cell contributed significantly to the Nghe Tinh Soviet movement and the 1930-1931 revolutionary climax in the mountainous region of Nghe An nearly 90 years ago.

Welcome performance in the opening ceremony of the Mon Son commune mass art troupe. Photo: Ho Phuong

The birthplace of the first Party cell in Western Nghe An was the house of Mr. Vi Van Khang, which was later recognized by the Ministry of Culture and Information as a national cultural and historical relic in 1994. Since 1995, the Mon Son - Luc Da festival has been officially restored based on the rituals in the ancient traditional cultural activities of the indigenous people.

Ribbon cutting ceremony to open the 2018 tourist season. Photo: Ho Phuong

In 2018, the Con Cuong district government separated the festival into a separate organization combined with the opening event of the local tourist season. At the opening ceremony this morning, representatives of the Nghe An tourism industry emphasized that the Con Cuong tourist season needs to promote the strengths of the locality such as: indigenous cultural traditions and natural landscapes such as Pha Lai dam, Khe Kem waterfall... to create quality tourism products associated with community tourism development and environmental protection.

Many people from Mon Son and Luc Da communes participated in the opening ceremony. Photo: Huu Vi

The festival will take place until the night of April 25 with sports and cultural activities such as gong performance, carving, sports competitions, cuisine, ethnic costumes...

Traditional culinary competition at the festival. Photo: Ho Phuong