A winter festival will be organized in the mountainous district of Sapa in the northern upland province of Lao Cai from December 23, the Government news website quotes a source from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT). 

A ripe rice season in Sapa. A winter festival will be organized in the mountainous district of Sapa in the northern upland province of Lao Cai from December 23

This is the second year the district has hosted the festival with a variety of cultural and entertainment activities highlighting unique cultural traits of ethnic minority groups.

Visitors can take a close look at some of the town’s activities such as folk games, performances of traditional musical instruments and local cuisine. One of the new features of this event is a fire dance performance by Red Dao ethnic minority people.

Along with the winter festival, Sapa is preparing a street festival featuring a range of programs such as parades, traditional costume performances, and dragon and lion dance shows on major streets in the district on the night of December 31.

SGT