Hundreds of years ago, during the “Southern journey”, the typical values of Quang traditional culture “migrated” to the South and took root in this land. Now, in the reunion of Quang people far from home, it has become a space to resonate... Quang identity.
Bustling Quang festival
Wherever there are many Quang people, there is usually a festival. The festival is the bustling drumbeat that opens the show, the drumbeat that urges the feet, the “spring breeze blowing through the bamboo branches/ inviting everyone to listen to the Bài Chòi”. Or the festival is the strong, passionate, and proud bare feet of the Cơ Tu village, the mysterious and captivating Apsara dancers.
( Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hong - Director of Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism )
And the Quang Nam people association brings to Saigon these days, also has the pride of the country in the ho ba trao tune of the white sand beach of Thang Binh. All are festival melodies that the Quang Nam people with their hearty and sincere voices call the identity of their homeland.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hong - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism shared that this is the third time organizing "Quang Nam Cultural Days in Ho Chi Minh City", but perhaps this is the first time culture has been chosen as a connecting bridge.
Quang people will easily sit together, feel together in the melody of their homeland. Traditional art and culture with the origin of the country, has made it carry the mission of eliminating the barriers of time and space.
In Saigon, it is like being in a village festival. In Saigon, the love for the countryside has not faded, because there is laughter in the bai choi mats, strong emotions in the mountain dances, and a firm affirmation of national sovereignty in the ho ba trao songs.
This time, the folk art performance has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of the world such as singing Bai Choi or being included in the heritage complex such as Apsara dance, or singing Ba Trao in the fishing festival of Quang Nam coastal fishermen, Tang Tung Da Da dance, gong performance and pole-raising ceremony, Quang Nam cultural workers hope that Quang people far from home will be proud of the traditional identities of their homeland...
Binh Minh boat singing and dancing club was chosen to represent the coastal community of Quang Nam to the South.
Mr. Truong Cong Hung - Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Thang Binh district said: "Coming to the Ba Trao singing is also an opportunity for people to pass on experiences, reenact the way of working at sea from ancient times, and at the same time, it is also a spiritual support when people face nature, with the stormy sea.
Although I am from Quang Nam, I think there will be many people far from home who cannot fully understand the hidden values of the art form of Ba Trao. This time, we chose a special excerpt of Ho Ba Trao in the fishing festival to partly introduce this unique identity to people everywhere" - Mr. Hung shared.
The Bai Choi game booth is indispensable for every festival of Quang people. Ms. Vo Thi Thu May - Head of the Provincial Opera Troupe said that organizing the Bai Choi festival this time is different from the previous ones.
“It’s like we bring gifts from our hometown to our relatives. The artists are eagerly waiting for the day to participate in the program “Country Culture Days in Ho Chi Minh City”. The group’s wish is to connect and spread the traditional art of Bai Choi of Quang Nam to many generations of Quang people in the South” - Ms. May shared.
Memory space
Mr. Mai Phuc - Chairman of the Quang Nam Association in Ho Chi Minh City said that the idea of creating a space filled with memories of the homeland was put forward by the Executive Committee of the Quang Nam Association. What are memories if not the songs and chants of the village festivals in Quang Nam?
That is why every year, the Quang Nam compatriots in the South always have a warm and meaningful reunion day, organized by the Compatriots Association. Accompanying the Quang people far from home for more than 20 years in the South, the Compatriots Association has organized many meetings with compatriots, but it was not until March 2013 that a truly large-scale meeting was held at Dam Sen Cultural Park, attracting thousands of compatriots far from home to participate.
(Mr. Mai Phuc - Chairman of Quang Nam Association in Ho Chi Minh City)
It was also from this large-scale and impressive meeting that the activities of the Quang Nam compatriots really spread. The second time in 2016 - Quang Nam Compatriots Cultural Festival attracted more than 100 thousand Quang people far from home and people of Ho Chi Minh City to participate.
“We originally planned to hold it every 3 years, but in 2019 and 2021, due to some reasons, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event could not take place as planned. Up to this point, the third time it has been held, “Quang Nam Cultural Days in Ho Chi Minh City” has been prepared to become a cozy and friendly space for Quang people far from home.
We, the Executive Committee members, discussed the ideas for the program, then we went back to work with our home province to mobilize participation from the people in our hometown.
This is also special when the identity of Quang is expressed by the Quang people themselves, from traditional art, booths promoting specialties to local potential to attract investment.
In Ho Chi Minh City, we mobilize businesses of Quang people living far from home and artists of Quang origin to participate in activities. Therefore, the most important thing of “Quang Nam Cultural Days in Ho Chi Minh City” is to create connections between Quang people everywhere…” - Mr. Mai Phuc shared.
A deep affection will be further nurtured by traditional melodies and tunes...
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