Thousands of female workers perform Ao Dai on the shore of Ha Long Bay heritage site

TPO - To celebrate the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, more than 2,000 female officials, workers and civil servants in the coal industry gathered at October 30 Square, Ha Long City to participate in the Ao Dai festival organized by the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Trade Union.

On March 8, more than 2,000 women from the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV) flocked to October 30 Square, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province to participate in activities during the Ao Dai Festival organized by the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group.

The program consists of 2 parts: Part 1, Ao Dai performance on the shore of the heritage, the world natural wonder Ha Long Bay with the themes Coal - Minerals - Aspiration for a new era; Heritage colors; Beautiful homeland Vietnam

In addition, this activity is to celebrate the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8 and the 1985th anniversary of the Hai Ba Trung uprising, the first two female national heroes who drove out the northern invaders to regain sovereignty for the nation. For the first time in history, the person who raised the flag of uprising and proclaimed herself king was a woman.

Speaking to Tien Phong newspaper, Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh, Vice President of the Vietnam Coal and Minerals Trade Union, said that today, more than 2,000 women came here to represent nearly 20,000 female officials, workers, and civil servants in the group.

The program aims to raise awareness and create a strong ripple effect among female union members and workers about the traditional and unique cultural values ​​of the Vietnamese Ao Dai. Thereby honoring the beauty and value of Ao Dai in social life, arousing pride and responsibility among female employees, contributing to preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values ​​of the Vietnamese national costume.

To honor the Ao Dai and respond to International Women's Day, the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Trade Union organized an Ao Dai costume contest for all women in the TKV Group.

60 female workers and laborers from units in the corporation wearing Vietnamese ao dai performed catwalk steps right on stage.

Ao dai from traditional to modern all enhance the beauty of Vietnamese women.

Many spectators, including colleagues and relatives, came to cheer for the contestants.

Ao dai is one of the typical costumes associated with the production and cultural life of Vietnamese people through many generations; honoring the gentle, graceful and kind beauty of Vietnamese women.

Preserving and promoting the tradition of Ao Dai costumes also contributes to nurturing and building a Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, promoting the image of the country and people of Vietnam.

According to the representative of the Organizing Committee, this is the first time it has been held, but the Vietnam Coal - Mineral Ao Dai Festival has truly inspired female workers of TKV Group and people of Ha Long city through the image of traditional Ao Dai.

The coastal road along the shore of Ha Long Bay heritage is considered the most beautiful road in Vietnam, the pride of the people of Quang Ninh. The graceful Ao Dai fluttering along the shore of the heritage represents the pride of the tradition of Vietnamese women in the new era.

The organization of the Vietnam Coal and Minerals Ao Dai Festival on the 115th anniversary of International Women's Day (March 8) aims to affirm the tradition of "Discipline and Unity" of female workers in the mining area. This is the spiritual baggage of solidarity in building the homeland of Quang Ninh, the country of Vietnam entering a new era.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/hang-nghin-chi-em-cong-nhan-trinh-dien-ao-dai-ben-bo-di-san-vinh-ha-long-post1723340.tpo