Thousands of flowers in full bloom, rich in color and fragrance

(Baonghean) - When thousands of sunflowers in TH field, Nghia Son commune, Nghia Dan district are in full bloom, people from all over come to enjoy, it is also the time when the Sunflower Festival - Spring Festival of Western Nghe An officially begins.

The red basalt land of Phu Quy entered the festival day with a chill and a light wind of the last day of winter, the sun gently glowing on the rosy cheeks of young girls, reflecting on hundreds of thousands of golden flower faces showing off their beauty, captivating the hearts of visitors. On the opening night, Nghia Dan town square was filled with visitors from all over the world, filling a large area.

The joyful laughter of everyone mixed with the music, lyrics with the melodies of the Western region, along with the sound of gongs, cymbals, and festival carvings. All attention was focused on the elaborately decorated large stage with the highlight being sunflowers and mountain scenery.

Sunflower field in festival.

Joyfully welcoming visitors from near and far, comrade Le Hong Son - Chairman of Nghia Dan District People's Committee, Deputy Organizing Committee of the Sunflower Festival excitedly shared: This is the first time the heroic land of Nghia Dan, rich in revolutionary tradition, has organized a major cultural event of the province. Honoring cultural values, building national solidarity, promoting socio-economic development in general and tourism in the West in particular, the big festival has been carefully prepared for more than 2 months and is now ready to invite you to visit. Nghia Dan and the western districts of Nghe An with the sunflower fields are calling friends from near and far; dances, flutes and folk songs imbued with identity are ready to contribute...

A performance imbued with the identity of Western Nghe An.

After the opening ceremony with the resounding drum beats like echoes of a thousand years ago, the festival night entered the most anticipated cultural activity - the art program and performance of traditional rituals of ethnic minorities in Western Nghe An.

These are folk songs and dances: "Going to the West", "Mong village early morning", "O Du girls", "Brelai oi cung giang oi", "Dong muong trong" and "Khuc ca ngay moi" performed by the Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe; "Nghia Dan thuong nho" by the Nghia Dan district mass art troupe; "Dieu thuong tren trien nui" by the Con Cuong district mass art troupe; "Dance praying for harvest" by the Quy Hop district mass art troupe; Mong trumpet dance and umbrella dance by the Que Phong district mass art troupe; "Xang Khan" performance by the Quy Chau district mass art troupe; "Celebrating the new house" by the Tuong Duong district mass art troupe...

A performance at the gala.

The art program has truly created a unique cultural feature of the Western Nghe An region, creating a vibrant and joyful atmosphere of the festival. The melodious and passionate music, the beautiful embroidered dresses, the exciting dance moves, the graceful steps, the sacred and mysterious rituals. Tourists and locals have been immersed in the colors of the West. Through this program, participants have learned more about the Western Nghe An region, not only with majestic mountains and poetic and charming scenery, but also a cultural deposit with rich identities of the Thai, Tho, Mong, Kho Mu, O Du ethnic groups...

Bustling with songs.

The participants of the ceremony were able to explore the origins and development process of the people in the West: In the past, the people with the custom of shifting cultivation, self-sufficiency, and self-sufficiency lived a life of poverty. Since the Party showed the way, the people's lives have become increasingly prosperous, gradually keeping pace with the lowlands. Today, the ethnic minorities in the West of Nghe An are making great efforts to build new rural areas. The West has "taken off its old clothes", putting on a colorful picture, and the sunflower field in Nghia Son commune is a new piece that creates that picture.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, a tourist from Hanoi, shared her feelings on the opening night of the festival: “Coming to Western Nghe An, I felt like I was immersed in the beautiful nature and the captivating colors of flowers. I was able to immerse myself in the traditional festivals, customs, folk songs and dances, architecture and cuisine... All of this made me love the land and people here even more.”

Campfire in the night festival.

Proud of the festival in his hometown, with the sunflower field - a new tourism product that is increasingly attracting friends from all over, Mr. Tran Van Phuong, Nghia Son commune (Nghia Dan) shared his feelings: "We, the local people, are happy to welcome friends to visit, to introduce to tourists the 130-year history of formation and development of our beloved homeland Nghia Dan.

We are even happier when our homeland is changing day by day, everything is competing to flourish; the cultural beauty of our ethnic groups in this land is honored... We understand and appreciate the values ​​that have been created today, and then we are even more determined to preserve the beautiful flower fields in particular; be diligent, work hard, and love to learn to create new values. Surely, Nghia Dan will not only have a flower garden.

Play the first swing in the Western Spring Festival.

The colorful fireworks display brightened the red land, ending the opening ceremony and the “golden festival” truly began. Guests, tourists and locals happily lit the festival bonfire, drank rice wine, danced Lam Vong, jumped on bamboo poles, and played gongs. Nghia Dan district square was bustling with joy, becoming the shining center of joy, overflowing feelings of pride and love for the land and people here.

People from near and far have come here to the sunflower fields, witnessing the scenery and people of Western Nghe An, famous for generations as "good land attracts birds". Right on the first day of the festival, the spread of joy, the feeling of pride, love and attachment to the Western Nghe An land was clearly shown in the eyes of visitors from near and far, affirming the success of the festival, a premise for a cultural event that promises to soon enter the consciousness of people across the country. It is also one of the proofs for the transformation to integrate and develop comprehensively of Nghe An - the beloved homeland of President Ho Chi Minh!

NPV