Bustling spring festival in the West

(Baonghean.vn)- On the evening of January 31, at Anh Son Town, the Provincial People's Committee organized an exchange night with the theme "Spring Festival Night of Western Nghe An" 2016.

Attending the event were comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches and 11 districts in Western Nghe An, and a large number of local people.

The opening performance of the gala night.

The Spring Festival is a special program held annually to welcome the new spring in the Western region of Nghe An. This year, the Spring Festival of Western Nghe An gathered mass art troupes from 5 districts: Anh Son, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, Nghia Dan, Que Phong. In addition, there were the participation of artists and actors from the Nghe An Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe.

Comrade Le Minh Thong delivered the opening speech at the gala night.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Festival, comrade Le Minh Thong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee affirmed that this is an activity to continue to promote the preservation and promotion of the fine traditional cultural values ​​of the ethnic communities in Western Nghe An.

Besides, through cultural exchange activities, arts, folk games among ethnic groups in the West to strengthen and consolidate the great solidarity of ethnic groups, encourage the spirit of welcoming the New Year with a new spirit of the ethnic community in the West.

Comrade Le Minh Thong beat the drum to open the festival.

The festival took place with activities imbued with the cultural identity of the ethnic groups in Western Nghe An such as drum and gong beating, carving, and bamboo dancing to celebrate the Spring Festival; Performing rituals and cultural and religious rituals of Nghe An ethnic minorities; Performing arts and displaying Spring costumes of ethnic groups; Organizing campfires, drinking rice wine, and community dancing...

Bamboo dance performance at the festival.

Gong performance,

Fun performance of the Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe of Nghe An province

Dan Lai people's performance of gratitude to the Party and Uncle Ho

Many local people came to the festival.

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee and the Nghe An Provincial Tennis Federation presented 40 gifts, each worth VND 500,000, to 40 poor and especially disadvantaged households in Anh Son district.

Comrade Le Minh Thong presented gifts from the Provincial People's Committee to poor households.

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