The event, titled Sắc Xuân Trên Mọi Miền Tổ Quốc (Spring Colours in All Regions of the Country), aims to praise ethnic communities’ identity and enhance the solidarity among them as well as offer a traditional festive atmosphere to tourists.

An event of making traditional square glutinous cakes for the needy people hosted by various ethnic groups at the village on January 29. Photo baotintuc.vn

Some 100 representatives of 14 ethnic groups from 12 localities throughout the country will host activities each day during the month.

There will be folk games, traditional dishes, typical delicacies of various groups and folk singing and dancing.

Monks at the Khmer Temple at the village will hold a prayer ceremony on the Lunar New Year’s Eve (February 11), the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year (February 12) and the morning of the fifth day (February 16) to wish for a prosperous year for everyone.

A highlight of the series is Tree Planting Tet, which is set to take place on February 27 and 28.

“Due to the unpredictable situation of the pandemic, we have prepared two plans for the events,” said Trinh Ngoc Chung, deputy head of the village’s management board.

The first plan will restrict the scale of activities and limit the number of participants to ensure safety.

The second plan will be applied if there is no order by authorities on banning mass crowds and the village will still host activities as scheduled.

The ways different ethnic groups celebrate the new year will be featured at the village.

Folk art shows will highlight the vocal arts of groups from the Central Highlands region, where visitors will have a chance to understand folk music instruments made from bamboo, gongs and customs of celebrating the new year.

The Nung ethnic minority from the northern province of Thai Nguyen will perform their ceremony to wish for calm.

A photo exhibition named Traditional Festivals at Common House will introduce various identity features of spring festivals by ethnic groups in the country.

Celebrated artists, who are of various ethnic minorities, will perform their Tet customs at the village.

The village is located in Dong Mo, Son Tay District, more than 40km west of central Hanoi.  VNS

Mountain spring festival comes to capital

A series of events reflecting the festive atmosphere in northern mountainous regions is being showcased throughout January at the Village of Culture-Tourism of Ethnic Groups in Vietnam in the western outskirts of Hanoi.

5 famous leaf cakes of Vietnam

There are many types of cakes in Vietnam, with different styles and flavors.