Brilliant flowers, 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 - Western Nghe An Spring Festival 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 faces of golden flowers blooming, captivating the hearts of visitors. On the opening night, Nghia Dan town square was filled with visitors from all over the country, filling a large area.

The joyful laughter of everyone mixed with the music, the lyrics with the strong melodies of the Western region, the gongs, the cymbals, and the festival carvings. All attention was focused on the large stage which was elaborately decorated with the highlight being the sunflowers and the 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 traditions, 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 sunflower fields are calling friends from near and far; dances, panpipes 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 the 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; "Vu dieu cau mua" by the Quy Hop district mass art troupe; Trumpet dance and Mong umbrella dance by the Que Phong district mass art troupe; "Xang Khan" performance by the Quy Chau district mass art troupe; "Mung nha moi" 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 flavors of the West. Through this program, participants have learned more about the Western Nghe An region, not only with majestic mountains, poetic and charming scenery, but also a cultural deposit with rich identities of the Thai, Tho, Mong, Kho Mu, O Du ethnic groups...

Bustling singing voices.

Attendees of the ceremony were able to explore the origins and development process of the people in the West: In the past, people with the custom of shifting cultivation, nomadic life, self-sufficiency, and poverty lived a life of hardship. Since the Party showed the way, people's lives have become increasingly prosperous, gradually keeping pace with the lowlands. Today, 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. Immersing myself in the traditional festivals, customs, folk songs, dances, architecture and cuisine... All of these things made me love the land and people here even more.”

Campfire in the festival night.

Proud of the festival in his hometown, with the sunflower field - a new tourism product that is increasingly attracting friends from all over the world, 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, hard-working, and eager 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 with bamboo sticks, and played gongs. Nghia Dan district square was bustling with joy, becoming the center of joy and 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". On the very 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 every visitor 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 evidences for the transformation to integrate and develop comprehensively of Nghe An - the beloved homeland of President Ho Chi Minh!

NPV