Preserve and deepen national cultural values, unite and accompany in the cause of national construction and development.

(Fatherland) - On the morning of February 15, at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Dong Mo, Son Tay, Hanoi, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized the Spring Festival across the country in 2025. Politburo member and President Luong Cuong attended the Festival.

Also attending the festival were Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Do Van Chien; Politburo member, Party Central Committee Secretary, Head of the Central Propaganda and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia; Party Central Committee member, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh; Party Central Committee member, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long; Party Central Committee member, Chairman of the Office of the President Le Khanh Hai.

Also attending the Festival were Vice Chairman of the Ethnic Committee Y Thong; Deputy Ministers of Culture, Sports and Tourism: Trinh Thi Thuy; Ta Quang Dong; Ho An Phong and leaders of Central Committees, Ministries, and branches, and a large number of ethnic communities.

President Luong Cuong speaks at the opening ceremony of the Festival.

Opening up a space for exchange with rich identity

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival in all regions of the country, Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy said that the Festival is an opportunity for us to honor and introduce the cultural beauty, beliefs and customs of ethnic groups across the country, contributing to promoting the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values, while opening up a space for exchange imbued with identity, for subjects to introduce their own culture, in accordance with the viewpoint of our Party: The people are the creative subjects. The team of artists plays an important role in reviving and developing culture.

According to the Deputy Minister, within the framework of the Festival, the public and visitors will enjoy special programs imbued with ethnic identities, with the participation of more than 200 artisans from 26 ethnic communities, 29 mobilized communities from 14 provinces representing ethnic groups and regions across the country. Through the activities of the Festival, the unique cultural values ​​of each region will be introduced and promoted to international friends, contributing to building the image of a beautiful, dynamic and rich-in-identity Vietnam.

"Coming to the Festival, people and tourists will be immersed in a space rich in identity to feel more deeply the values ​​and beauty of traditional culture of Vietnamese ethnic groups in the activities of welcoming the New Year and spring that have existed for thousands of years, with outstanding activities such as: The opening ceremony of the Tower of the Cham people in Ninh Thuan province, a ritual bearing the unique spiritual cultural imprint of the Cham ethnic community; The opening ceremony and introduction and performance of the bamboo calendar - the national intangible cultural heritage of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province, with unique customs and practices, closely linked to the harvest and the harmony between people and nature; Reenacting the new rice celebration of the Raglai ethnic group in Ninh Thuan province with dances, songs and rituals imbued with the spirit of honoring noble values ​​and community cohesion. From these specific activities, each person and tourist will feel the strength of tradition, the diversity and richness of ethnic culture, thereby promoting the spirit "Patriotism and responsibility for preserving and promoting cultural values ​​in the process of national development give tourists rich and profound experiences about the diverse and unified culture of the Vietnamese people" - Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy said.

Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy spoke at the opening ceremony of the Festival.

Admire the unique cultural beauty of each ethnic group

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Festival, President Luong Cuong, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, sent his warm regards and best wishes for the New Year to all compatriots, comrades, officers and soldiers of the armed forces attending the Festival.

The President stated that Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country, each ethnic group has its own unique, rich and distinctive cultural values, creating a cultural picture that is both diverse and highly unified, reflecting the creativity and mettle of the Vietnamese people throughout historical periods. One of the most important values ​​of the traditional culture of 54 ethnic groups is the spirit of great solidarity and mutual love, which has created an endogenous strength, the foundation that helps the Vietnamese people overcome all difficulties and challenges throughout the history of building, defending the country, and fighting for national liberation in the past, as well as in the cause of building, developing the country and firmly defending the Vietnamese Fatherland today.

The President highly appreciated the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for proactively coordinating closely with central and local departments, ministries and branches in organizing many cultural events of profound political significance in the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in recent years, which converged at the "Common House" with traditional cultural and artistic activities, representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity, national intangible cultural heritage; unique and colorful rituals and festivals vividly formed in the cultural flow of ethnic groups, highlighting the diverse beauty of Vietnamese culture, attracting domestic and foreign tourists to visit, experience culture, and community tourism, thereby continuing to affirm and spread the vitality of traditional cultural values ​​of the nation in development, exchange, integration and international cooperation.

President Luong Cuong presented gifts to representatives of ethnic groups attending the Festival.

According to the President, the "Spring Colors Across the Country" Festival is not only a spring celebration, but also a meaningful cultural and political event; an opportunity for every Vietnamese citizen to review, preserve and deepen national cultural values, thereby further strengthening solidarity, enhancing understanding and accompanying each other in the process of building and developing the country. "With those messages and spirit, this event has truly become a source of encouragement, motivation, creating a great combined strength for our country to reach new successes, wealth and prosperity" - the President affirmed.

The President commended and highly appreciated the active efforts of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, central and local ministries and branches, and ethnic communities who have had many initiatives to maintain and develop activities at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village in the heart of Hanoi so that people and tourists can admire the unique cultural beauty of each ethnic group, in the big family of the beloved Vietnamese ethnic community. At the same time, the President affirmed that building the great national unity bloc is a strategic and consistent task of special importance for our Party and State, throughout the revolutionary process and in the new period, aiming to bring the country to develop rapidly and sustainably in the new era - the era of striving for strong, prosperous development of the nation.

The President and delegates participated in the Tree Planting Festival to forever remember Uncle Ho of the people of all ethnic groups.

The President stated: The traditional culture of 54 ethnic groups is an invaluable asset, an extremely valuable resource for us to build a strong Vietnam. Thanks to the diversity and richness of our culture, together with the spirit of solidarity and mutual love, we have overcome all difficulties and challenges to achieve great achievements in the cause of national development and firmly protect our beloved Vietnam.

The President suggested: All levels, sectors, and mass organizations from the central to local levels need to continue to research, promulgate, and organize the effective implementation of ethnic policies, ensuring the rights and improving the material and spiritual lives of ethnic people; at the same time, have effective solutions to protect and continue to promote the traditional cultural values ​​of ethnic communities, preserving the unique cultural beauty of each ethnic group, in which it is necessary to pay special attention to honoring and respecting the important contributions of artisans, village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people among ethnic people - those are typical, exemplary, and key people in local movements, and are "the fulcrum for all other fulcrums" of the village.

The President beats the drum to open the Khai Ha festival.

Localities need to continue to focus on leadership, direction, and close and effective organization of the implementation of national target programs to support socio-economic development, especially rural infrastructure, improve the quality of life for people, have specific and practical solutions and jobs to increase income, improve the material and spiritual life of ethnic people; at the same time, it is necessary to care for education, culture, health care, social welfare, pay more attention to the issue of training cadres and jobs for young people, proactively contribute to continuing to improve policies for ethnic people, create more favorable conditions for people to participate more deeply and effectively in the overall development process of the country.

The President hopes that all compatriots, comrades, cadres and soldiers of the armed forces will devote all their strength and enthusiasm, through concrete and practical actions, to contributing to the common cause of the country, creating cohesion, fostering the great national unity bloc, contributing to cultivating Vietnamese culture, Vietnamese strength, Vietnamese values ​​- a strong endogenous resource for national development.

At the same time, the President believes that with the renovation process and the Party's leadership, together with the united efforts and high determination of the entire Party, people and army, we will certainly successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, bringing our country confidently into a new era - an era of strong, prosperous development.

The President participates in activities at the Opening Ceremony festival.

After the opening ceremony, the President and delegates attended activities within the framework of the Festival such as the Tower Opening Ceremony of the Cham ethnic group in Ninh Thuan province; the Opening Festival and introduction of the Bamboo Calendar performance - the national intangible cultural heritage of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh and planting souvenir trees.

In the afternoon of the same day, the Festival will take place with activities such as the Spring Exchange Program of Muong Village; reenactment of the song and dance under the cotton tree of the Thai ethnic group in Thanh Hoa province; Northwest Spring Flower Exchange Program; Raglai Spring Exchange; Spring Exchange on the Temple Tower...

The Spring Festival across the country takes place from February 14-16, 2025 (January 17, 18, 19) (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) with activities such as responding to the Tet tree planting festival to forever remember Uncle Ho by ethnic people, which is taking place daily in the Village with the theme "each person plants a tree" in the space of ethnic villages; Introducing cuisine and Tet dishes: banh chung, banh tet, sticky rice, roast chicken, roast pork, sausage, wine... (in the space of Thai, Muong, Lao, Mong, Dao, Tay, Nung, Kho Mu, Khmer ethnic houses); Introducing folk songs, dances, and music about spring, songs about spring, praising the homeland, the Party, and Uncle Ho in ethnic villages; "Spring Festival" folk game activities: bamboo dancing, stilt walking, swinging... interacting in the space of the Northern ethnic groups: Nung, Tay, Mong, Dao, Muong, Lao, Thai, Kho Mu with the ethnic groups of the Central Highlands and the South, creating a joyful and exciting atmosphere; Introducing the pink color of buckwheat flowers, the white color of apricot and plum flowers, the color of peach blossoms in the Northwest.../.

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