Promoting pride in Cham ethnic culture in the rich Vietnamese culture

Attending the meeting, on behalf of the Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee, there were Mr. Nguyen Long Bien, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related units. On behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, there were Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai Nhung, Director of the Department of Ethnic Culture; Mr. Pham Van Thuy, Deputy Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism; Ms. Vi Thanh Hoai, Deputy Director of the Department of Grassroots Culture and representatives of related departments, offices and units.

Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy works with Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai Nhung said that the festival is expected to take place at the end of September with the theme of Preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Cham ethnic group in the period of national integration and development.

The festival had the participation of about 1,200 artisans and extras from the Cham ethnic group from Ninh Thuan, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Binh Thuan, An Giang, Tay Ninh, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Phuoc provinces.

Some of the highlights of the Festival are expected to include the opening and closing programs; performances and introductions of festival excerpts and traditional cultural rituals of the Cham ethnic group; displays, processing and introductions of traditional cuisine; performances and introductions of traditional brocade weaving and pottery making crafts of the Cham ethnic group; exhibitions of Cham cultural characteristics in the cultural community of Vietnamese ethnic groups, etc.

The activities aim to honor and introduce the traditional cultural values ​​of the Cham people to domestic and international friends; demonstrate the attention of the Party and State to the work of preserving and promoting the cultural values ​​of the Cham people in the process of innovation, integration and development; raise awareness and sense of responsibility in building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of sustainable national development according to Resolution No. 33-NQ/TW of the 11th Party Central Committee, Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party, Directive No. 06/2004/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on continuing to promote socio-economic development, ensuring security and order for the Cham people in the new situation and the National Cultural Conference in 2021.

At the same time, promote and advertise to domestic and foreign businesses and tourists the potential and advantages of the provinces in the Southern and South Central regions; attract investment in the tourism sector; create a driving force to promote investment, accelerate the construction of key tourist areas of the provinces in this region.

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Mr. Nguyen Long Bien, Vice Chairman of Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee, said that Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee recognizes this as an important task of the province, and at the same time, this is also an opportunity for Ninh Thuan to promote the Cham ethnic cultural heritage, the land and people of the province, and tourism potential, so that Ninh Thuan becomes an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists.

Mr. Nguyen Long Bien proposed that the Festival would be combined with the Kate Festival, one of the important festivals of the Cham people in Ninh Thuan; at the same time, a conference to promote tourism in the province would be held with the participation of 11 localities attending the Festival.

Ninh Thuan province is mobilizing resources and closely coordinating with units of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to carry out the task in a serious and urgent manner.

At the meeting, delegates gave their opinions on the draft plan for organizing the Festival. Accordingly, delegates affirmed that the activities within the framework of the Festival must clearly reflect the cultural identity of the Cham people; be popular, rich in form, creative, diverse, and unique in content. Representatives of the units said that it is necessary to add cultural, tourism, and sports events that are deeply imbued with the Cham ethnic cultural identity to the event.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy requested the units to continue to demonstrate the spirit of solidarity, responsibility, proactively coordinate smoothly in organizing the Festival, complete tasks on schedule; ensure quality.

Mr. Nguyen Long Bien - Vice Chairman of Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee

The Deputy Minister assigned the Department of Ethnic Culture to take the lead in coordinating and urging units to carry out tasks according to their assigned functions and tasks. At the same time, closely coordinate with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ninh Thuan province to complete the Festival organization plan.

The Deputy Minister requested that the draft plan for organizing the Festival should be completed soon based on the opinions of 11 provinces and participating units. The purpose is to ensure that the Festival is truly meaningful, impressive and professional. In case of any problems, it is necessary to proactively meet and report to the Ministry's leaders for resolution.

The 6th Cham Cultural Festival takes place at the same time as the Cham people celebrate the Kate festival.

"The festival needs to be organized solemnly, effectively, safely, economically, creating a joyful, exciting, united atmosphere, promoting the spirit of pride in the Cham ethnic culture in the rich Vietnamese culture. In addition, the idea throughout the activities within the framework of the festival is for cultural subjects to introduce themselves about the cultural beauty of their ethnic group, through performance and promotion activities. Festivals and traditional cultural rituals must simulate in a general way the cultural and folk beliefs of the Cham ethnic group, expressing the national cultural identity; promoting positive factors and eliminating negative, backward factors that are no longer suitable for today's cultural life.

At the same time, the series of activities needs to have practical significance in orienting the work of preserving Cham ethnic culture in association with tourism development. From there, improving the material and spiritual life of the Cham ethnic community" - Deputy Minister Trinh Thi Thuy requested./.

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