Festival of ethnic groups in Dak Nong

A place where cultural colors converge

At the festival, in addition to the exciting performances and sports competitions, there were also competitions in pounding rice and cooking rice quickly, traditional culinary competitions and the restoration and reenactment of traditional rituals of ethnic minorities. These competitions also attracted hundreds of eyes focused on each beat of the pestle, mortar and the nimble hands of the women, men and children skillfully winnowing each bunch of paddy to produce rice as quickly as possible, with the best weight and quality.

Teams compete in pounding rice to cook rice quickly at the Tuy Duc District Culture and Sports Festival

Next to it are stoves, bamboo tubes, banana leaves, and pandan leaves that have been prepared by the teams for the traditional culinary competition. While sports competitions require technical skills and physical training, culinary culture events are an opportunity for athletes and fans to improve and exchange knowledge about culinary culture.

Attractive traditional dishes at the Cultural - Sports Festival of Dak Song district

Ms. Thi Thao - a supporter of Quang Truc commune (Tuy Duc) shared: This year, I found the teams to be very enthusiastic and interesting. I hope that the locality will organize many activities like this to promote culture and preserve traditional beauty. Through that, people will actively participate in activities to learn more about the cultural sources in villages, hamlets, and hamlets. This is also an opportunity to meet relatives and neighbors near and far, invite them to the camp to have a meal, drink a cup of rice wine to strengthen the bond of love.

Coming to the festival, visitors can also immerse themselves in traditional culture and enjoy the wine of Can wine.

On this occasion, many localities introduced traditional cultural spaces such as: Central Highlands gongs, Then singing and Tinh lute of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups, Khua Luong of the Thai ethnic group; re-enactment of the Rain and Harvest Worshiping Festival of the M'nong, Mong and Dao ethnic groups; pole-raising contest, traditional house simulation... bearing the identity of the residents on the Dak Nong plateau.

Display of traditional houses of ethnic minorities at the festival

Along with many attractive cultural activities, the festival also has a display and introduction of local specialties and OCOP products such as: Macadamia, longan, pepper, deer antlers soaked in honey, coffee... This is also an opportunity for ethnic minorities in the province to promote local specialties and typical tourism products.

"The Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival is a place for gathering, exchanging, honoring and shining traditional values. Through the festival, it contributes to promoting to visitors near and far the potential and strengths of cultural and sports development. At the same time, it arouses aspirations, beliefs, national pride, promotes the positivity, self-reliance and self-reliance of ethnic people in socio-economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction".

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Danh, Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee, Head of the Organizing Committee of the Cultural - Sports Festival of Ethnic Groups in Krong No District

Officials and people of all ethnic groups in Dak Song district held hands and danced and sang at the welcoming ceremony.

It can be seen that the Ethnic Culture and Sports Festival is not only an opportunity for people and tourists to exchange culture, connect and build great solidarity among ethnic groups, but also an opportunity for localities to introduce to tourists, organizations, individuals and businesses about their potential, land and friendly people. Thereby, creating all conditions for investors and businesses to develop tourism associated with restoring, preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups in Dak Nong province.

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/ngay-hoi-cua-cac-dan-toc-o-dak-nong-148883.html