Cham Ethnic Cultural Festival is coming soon in Ninh Thuan

(Fatherland) - The 6th Cham Cultural Festival will take place for 3 days, from December 20-22 in Phan Rang - Thap Cham City, Ninh Thuan Province.

The festival, themed "Preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Cham ethnic group in the period of national integration and development", is chaired by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province, in coordination with the provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Binh Thuan, An Giang, Tay Ninh, Quang Nam, Da Nang city and Ho Chi Minh city.

This is considered a political activity for the Cham people to introduce their unique and characteristic cultural features. It is expected that nearly 500 artisans, artists, and athletes from the Cham people from 9 provinces and cities will participate, representing more than 179,000 Cham people nationwide.

The highlight of the Festival is the opening and closing art programs. The opening ceremony will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 20 at the April 16 Square-Monument, Phan Rang-Thap Cham City; the closing ceremony will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 22 at the same location. The opening night has the theme "Sparkling colors of Cham culture", each province and city will bring the most unique performance of their region.

The 6th Cham Ethnic Cultural Festival was held to affirm the Party and State's attention to the work of preserving and promoting ethnic culture in general, and Cham ethnic culture in particular.

Through the Festival, the Organizing Committee wants to introduce the unique cultural values ​​of the Cham people such as dance, music, architecture, traditional crafts, musical instruments, cultural heritages, especially the Cham tower system, ... to the public, while affirming the extremely important contributions of the Cham cultural heritage value to the socio-economic development of the locality, ...

Tourists learn how artisans in Bau Truc Cham pottery village make their products. Photo: Thao Nguyen

The leader of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ninh Thuan province shared that the event is also an opportunity to promote the unique cultural features of Ninh Thuan, the strengths of its scenic spots, creating favorable opportunities for the public and tourists to participate at any time when coming to the locality.

The whole Ninh Thuan province has more than 210 accommodation establishments with over 4,680 rooms; of which over 50% of the rooms are of 3-star quality or higher. The authorities have issued instructions to ensure tourism security, including requiring tourism businesses to focus on ensuring food safety and hygiene, fire prevention, selling at the correct listed price, contributing to building a safe, friendly and attractive tourism environment./.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/sap-dien-ra-ngay-hoi-van-hoa-dan-toc-cham-tai-ninh-thuan-20241210134124135.htm