"Igniting" love for ethnic cultural heritage through experiential education

VHO - The Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures and Gia Sang Primary & Secondary School 915, Thai Nguyen province, have just organized for more than 140 students to participate in practical educational activities at the Museum with the journey "Discovering Thai Nguyen culture", thereby "igniting" the love for the cultural heritage of ethnic groups in them through experiential education.

Students listen to an introduction to the cultural heritage of ethnic groups in Thai Nguyen province.

Through the exhibition complexes of living spaces, living models and cultural artifacts, along with the tour guide's explanations, students can see the working life, customs and practices of ethnic communities in Thai Nguyen province.

Each exhibition space is a vivid story, each artifact is a slice of life, helping students feel more clearly the richness and diversity of ethnic cultures in Thai Nguyen, a land rich in cultural and historical traditions.

Experience the art of water puppetry.

Coming to the folk culture space, the students enjoyed water puppetry - a unique folk art form, where each small puppet dances gracefully on the water surface, painting a vivid picture imbued with Vietnamese identity. They were curious about the Tac Xinh dance of the San Chay ethnic group, with its bustling beat and strong steps, expressing the spirit of work and joy in life.

Create colorful paintings with traditional motifs on costumes of Mong and Dao ethnic groups.

In addition, students also directly participate in practical activities such as coloring patterns, creating colorful paintings with traditional motifs on costumes of Mong and Dao ethnic groups; participating in traditional labor activities such as pounding rice and winnowing rice.

Children are guided to make tea and enjoy tea, feeling the elegance in Vietnamese tea art.

At the tea culture experience area, children are guided in making and enjoying tea, feeling the elegance in Vietnamese tea art.

In particular, folk games such as cockfighting, stilt walking, sack jumping, and coconut shell jumping brought joyful, bonding, and energetic moments to the students.

Experience the game of bird's nest.

Closing the tour and practice session was the Golden Bell Contest - a useful intellectual playground where students demonstrated their knowledge through questions related to culture, history, and life of ethnic groups.

Join the Golden Bell game.

The journey of discovery and practice at the Museum of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures of teachers and students of Gia Sang 915 Primary and Secondary School is not only an extracurricular lesson, but also a journey connecting the past and the present. Where students can immerse themselves in the culture, history and art of the nation, feel and appreciate traditional values, thereby nurturing love for the homeland, national pride and responsibility to preserve those values ​​for the future.

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