Summer experiences and exploration at the Vietnam Ethnic Groups Cultural and Tourism Village.

The activities aim to create enriching summer playgrounds with familiar and engaging activities closely related to the daily lives of ethnic minority communities, introduced by the cultural subjects themselves; emphasizing the role and responsibility towards the community, and continuing to promote daily and weekend activities to introduce the cultural features, customs, and traditions of the ethnic minorities, along with experiential activities at the "Common House" of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam.

The July event involved nearly 100 people from 16 ethnic groups.

The July activities involved nearly 100 people from 16 ethnic groups (Nung, Tay, Mong, Dao, Muong, Lao, Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gia Rai, Co Tu, Raglai, E De, Khmer) and 11 localities where ethnic minorities are actively participating in daily activities at the Village (Thai Nguyen, Hanoi, Ha Giang , Son La, Hoa Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Ninh Thuan, Dak Lak, Soc Trang).

In July, there will be many outstanding activities such as a program introducing traditional culture associated with the spaces of ethnic minorities, with a focus on the traditional culture of each ethnic group. Visitors can learn about their architecture, costumes, folk songs and dances, festivals, and various forms of performance, traditional musical instrument performances, and traditional folk games. They can also experience and interact with the cultural performances and typical traditional folk art forms of the ethnic groups that are active daily at the Village.

Visiting each village offers an experiential activity, allowing tourists to interact with the cultural stakeholders involved in the production process. Tourists listen to stories told by the locals, receive guidance, learn how to make products, and participate in the process, receiving gifts to take home to their families. During the creation of these products, they also hear about the cultural life and stories associated with the ethnic community, helping tourists better understand the traditional values ​​of the ethnic groups and fostering patriotism and a desire for learning and experience in the children.

The activities aim to create enriching summer playgrounds with familiar and close-knit activities that are intimately connected to the daily lives of ethnic communities, introduced by the cultural subjects themselves.

Traditional cultural experiences include seating areas for visitors to relax and participate in various games such as: playing marbles, hopscotch, and bamboo puppetry in indoor spaces; and stilt walking, bamboo dancing, swinging, and seesaws in outdoor spaces. Services tailored to visitor needs include: experiences such as painting statues, sand art, bamboo dragonflies, wooden paintings, wooden fish, and painting; and experiencing traditional ethnic costumes.

Through a number of simple games, students can participate in experiential activities, learn about and explore nature and animals, contributing to the development of thinking skills, creativity, and dexterity, while also strengthening friendships and family bonds. This space provides them with an additional stop, more experiences, and more joy during their visit to the Ethnic Villages area.

This weekend will include activities such as: Organizing the Rain-Bathing Robe Offering Ceremony, also known as the Rain-Entering Ceremony. This ritual dates back to the time of the Buddha, before monks enter the three-month rainy season retreat, where they are allowed to receive "Rain-Bathing Robes" to use during their stay.

The daily activities of the artisan groups at the Village, with a focus on the ethnic groups, aim to showcase the traditional culture of their respective communities, from cultural architecture and costumes to festivals.

Introducing traditional folk games and performances of traditional musical instruments. Experience and interact with the cultural performances and typical traditional folk art forms of the ethnic groups actively participating in daily life at the Village: performances of the Tơ rưng folk instrument, Đinh pút, Chapi, singing songs about the Central Highlands, Xòe dance, Lă dance, Vông dance…

Join in the traditional circle dance with tourists in the Thai Ethnic Village setting.

Strengthening activities to introduce and teach traditional musical instruments of ethnic minority groups; Organizing traditional folk games such as: throwing the ball, walking on stilts, swinging, walking on a bridge, playing the swallow game, playing the "to ma le" game...

Explore the culinary culture and enjoy unique dishes: steamed sticky rice, chicken stewed with bamboo shoots, steamed fish, steamed vegetables, grilled fish, pork dishes, colored sticky rice... of the Muong ethnic group; grilled chicken... of the Kho Mu ethnic group; coffee, cocoa... of the Ede ethnic group; braised pork belly, fish stewed with sour bamboo shoots, sausage, smoked meat, stuffed bamboo shoots... of the Nung, Tay, and Dao ethnic groups; grilled fish, grilled chicken, colored sticky rice... of the Thai ethnic group; other activities: tea picking, weaving, musical instrument making, handicraft weaving, brewing rượu (rice wine), processing traditional medicine...

Along with weekend activities, there will be daily activities such as: Recreating daily life, enhancing activities to introduce culture and cuisine, and providing experiential activities to meet the needs of groups and tourists visiting the route; Creating spaces and content related to summer experiences, as well as displaying images of families in each ethnic village; Introducing traditional ethnic culture; introducing folk knowledge, cuisine, traditional handicraft demonstrations, and showcasing products such as brocade, traditional musical instruments, etc.; Folk games: bamboo pole jumping, stilt walking, throwing the ball, swinging, kite flying, etc.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/mua-he-trai-nghiem-and-kham-pha-tai-lang-van-hoa-du-lich-cac-dan-toc-viet-nam-20240701172801768.htm