The “Kho gia gia” festival, the largest harvest prayer of the Ha Nhi Den ethnic community living in Lao Cai province, was credited as a national intangible heritage.
Ha Nhi girls dress up for the festival. Photo: cpv.org.vn
The “Kho gia gia” festival, the largest harvest prayer of the Ha Nhi Den ethnic community living in northern mountainous Lao Cai province, was credited as a national intangible heritage during a ceremony on July 30.
Taking place annually in Y Ty commune of Bat Xa district midyear in the lunar calendar, the long-standing custom reflects the local worship of old gods who influence agriculture, forest, water, land and marriage. The Ha Nhi Den people have long prayed for bumper harvests, thriving farming and a life of good health and contentment on the occasion.
The festival entails a ritual offering buffalo meat for the Gods. Each family taking part in the ritual prepares a platter of meat that is then carried from their home to a site within the forest where the entire village’s offerings are gathered. The food then will be distributed back to each household in the community and become offerings for ancestors.
Folk games, such as tug-of-war and sack jumping, are also highlights of the event.
The Ha Nhi Den people are currently celebrating the “Kho gia gia” festival which lasts through July 31 (June 16, Lunar calendar).
The festival has attracted a flow of tourists to the locality, generating better livelihoods for local residents.-VNA
Droves of domestic and foreign tourists visit the mountainous northern province of Lao Cai during Tet. The province, home to numerous ethnic minorities, hosts over 30 festivals each year.
The “Khu gia gia” Festival, which is also known as the Festival of June, is one of the foremost festivals of the Ha Nhi ethnic people living in mountainous areas in Bat Xat district, the northwestern province of Lao Cai.
The northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien will expand the model of building cultural hamlets to develop its tourism following a successful pilot in a Thai ethnic hamlet, according to radio The Voice of Vietnam (VOV).
The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) on the first dragon day in December, which fell on December 11 this year.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Ha Nhi girls dress up for the festival. Photo: cpv.org.vn
