In his opening speech, Mr. Hoang Khac Tiep, Chairman of the People's Committee of Nho Quan district, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Festival, said that the annual Cultural and Sports Festival of Nho Quan district is not only a cultural event but more importantly, it is also an opportunity for cultural subjects, artisans, actors, and mass athletes of ethnic groups to participate in exchanges, share experiences, and introduce the beauty of their ethnic culture.
Thereby, spreading the pride and sense of responsibility of each citizen and each community in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values in the period of integration and development so that cultural achievements built over many generations continue to be nurtured more deeply and richly.
This is also an opportunity for Nho Quan mountainous district to continue promoting and introducing local cultural and tourism products to domestic and international friends and tourists.
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Comrade Hoang Khac Tiep, Chairman of Nho Quan District People's Committee spoke at the program. |
The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nho Quan district hopes that the festival will increasingly spread and attract; continue to receive support, response and wide participation from organizations, individuals, people and tourists to join hands to build and enhance the value of the festival to become a unique cultural brand of Ninh Binh province.
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The organizers presented souvenir flags to 11 delegations participating in this year's festival. |
At the program, delegates and a large number of people and tourists enjoyed a special art program with the theme "Nho Quan - Pride and Shine" including 3 chapters: Chapter I: The source of quintessence with songs: De dat de nuoc, dam nang khot, pon poong, loi gong hat.
Chapter II: Nho Quan joins the festival including the songs: Spring returns to my village, Nho Quan's beauty, Cuc Phuong drunk night, and you stay here.
Chapter III: Nho Quan shines with the songs: Ninh Binh's fragrance, I am a Vietnamese girl, Nho Quan festival season.
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At the festival, the teams brought to the culinary contest special dishes of the ethnic groups in Nho Quan district such as: chin nap cake, beef rib cake; ribs rolled in grapefruit leaves; cassava rice, corn rice, sticky rice; steamed vegetables, grilled stream fish... These are traditional dishes that often appear in meals of the Muong ethnic group in Cuc Phuong, Quang Lac, Son Lai... during Tet and local festivals. |
The 2025 Nho Quan District Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival will take place over 3 days from February 21-23 at Cuc Phuong Commune Stadium with many rich and attractive activities, along with the participation of professional singers, art and sports clubs, and students in the whole district, promising to create a colorful space of ethnic cultures.
During the festival, people and tourists can enjoy unique art performances, immerse themselves in the symphony of the great forest with the resounding, solemn sounds of gongs, the bustling sound of festival drums, and the smooth and graceful folk songs and dances; enjoy unique cuisine; visit and shop for agricultural, industrial, handicraft products and local specialties at the exhibition space displaying images and artifacts with the theme "Hoa Lu Capital - Following the course of history".
In particular, the new point of this year is the organization of a large-scale festival with many attractive and exciting competitions. Accordingly, in addition to the exchange, performance and competition of Muong folk games such as fighting, crossbow shooting, stilt walking, bamboo dancing, this year the Organizing Committee also added competitions such as chess, cockfighting, flower arrangement, fruit tray display and local cuisine introduction...
The festival promises to bring visitors and people a vibrant atmosphere, rich in cultural colors and become a meeting place every spring when coming to Nho Quan land.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/soi-noi-nhieu-hoat-dong-tai-ngay-hoi-van-hoa-the-thao-cac-dan-toc-huyen-nho-quan-nam-2025-post861054.html
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