Traditional festivals are places to preserve many traditional cultural activities and are practiced during the festival, which are folk beliefs; art performances; crafts; ... Therefore, the festival is a living museum of national culture containing many values, that culture is revived, recreated and passed down from generation to generation. Nghe An is known as a miniature Vietnam because it converges all types of terrains of plains, mountains, and seas. It is also a multi-ethnic province in which each region and each ethnic group has a distinct cultural identity from cultural activities to festival activities.
Great Unity Day Festival (Con Cuong).
Nghe An not only has beautiful landscapes, but also has a very unique festival culture. And if you plan to set foot in this beautiful land, join Vietnam.vn to explore the famous festival culture in Nghe An to have more rare experiences through the photo series "Special Festival Culture of Nghe An" by author Ho Xuan Thanh. The photo series will help you see that festivals in Nghe An are organized in many different forms. Each festival has its own unique features to help visitors have many interesting experiences when they have the opportunity to visit this Central land. Festivals in Nghe An are not only a unique form of traditional cultural activities of the indigenous people but also one of the interesting activities that attract many people when traveling to Nghe An. The photo series was sent by the author to participate in the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications.
Boat racing at Con Temple Festival, Hoang Mai.
Wrestling at Bach Ma Temple Festival, Thanh Chuong.
Du Tien, Vac Village Festival, Thai Hoa.
Releasing flower lanterns, Qua Son Temple festival, Do Luong.
Fishing Festival, Hoang Mai.
"Lotus blooming hometown" street festival, Lotus Village Festival.
Buffalo sacrifice ceremony, Nine-room Temple Festival, Que Phong.
Nghe An is also the cradle of long-standing traditional culture with many famous relics. According to current statistics, the province has 375 ranked relics, including 03 special national relics, 137 national relics, and 235 provincial relics. Each relic is often associated with a worshiped character, which can be the village's tutelary god, natural god, human god, revolutionary hero, cultural entrepreneur, etc. The system of Nghe An relics was born and nurtured by the beliefs, ethics and traditional customs of the nation, so it has a strong, lasting vitality and influence.
With those geographical and cultural characteristics, Nghe An has a variety of traditional festivals with 29 festivals taking place during the year and Nghe An is also the land of traditional festivals: Family festivals, clan festivals, village festivals, regional festivals, ethnic and religious festivals... especially festivals associated with relics. It is no coincidence that most of the names of the festivals are associated with the names of relics such as: Con Temple Festival, Qua Son Temple Festival, Mai King Temple Festival, Cuong Temple Festival, Chin Gian Temple Festival... Each festival has its own unique features and values, but they all have in common the bridge between the past and the present; a way for each citizen to better understand the history of building and defending the country as well as the traditional values of the nation and the rich national culture.
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the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website.
https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Award Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.
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