Launching the collective book of the Folk Literature and Arts Association

In order to contribute to preserving and promoting the good values ​​of culture and arts that have been created and preserved over thousands of years of history, the Nghe An Folklore Association has published the book "Nghe An - Source of folk culture".

The book “Nghe An – Source of folk culture” is the first publication of the Nghe An Province Folk Culture Association. Photo: Phu Nam

The book includes 10 works that have been carefully researched on folk culture in many rural areas of the province with typical works such as: "Nam Dan - A land of talented people viewed from the perspective of folk culture" by author Tran Minh Sieu, "Ho - Nature and characteristics of Ho genre in Nghe An folk songs" by author Phan Van Thanh, "Folk culture of Phuc My village, Hung Nguyen district" by author Tran Huu Duc, "Intangible folk culture in Hoang Mai town - Nghe An" by author Hoang Minh Dao, "Healer of Nghe An" by author Hoang Anh Tai...

The book is a synthesis of 10 typical research works on folk culture in the countryside of Nghe An province. Photo: Phu Nam

Mr. Tran Huu Duc, Chairman of Nghe An Folklore Association, said that this is the first collective book published by the Association. The total time from the process of coming up with ideas, researching documents, editing content and completing the publication lasted more than 10 years. In which, there are many works that the authors have compiled and researched from ancient sources of high historical value.

After the success of volume 1, the Association has planned to publish volume 2 in 2021 with many works clearly reflecting the folk culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups living in Nghe An province.