Lao Cai Province launches "Week of Traditional Ethnic Costumes"

Attending the launching ceremony were Ms. Giang Thi Dung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of a number of provincial departments and branches, and more than 500 students of the provincial Ethnic Minority High School.

Attending the ceremony, with love and national pride, the delegates all wore traditional costumes of their nation.

Students dressed in national costumes attended the launch ceremony.

At the ceremony, students performed unique folk songs and dances of some ethnic minorities in the province, and also performed and introduced traditional costumes of 13 ethnic groups and 25 groups and sectors in the province.

Lao Cai has 25 ethnic groups with an extremely rich and unique cultural treasure. In addition to folk festivals and customs, the traditional costumes of the 25 ethnic groups and branches have created a colorful, unique and extremely attractive cultural picture.

Folk songs and dances imbued with national identity.

Over the years, Lao Cai province has actively and proactively preserved, maintained and promoted the traditional cultural values of ethnic groups. To date, the province has 41 national intangible cultural heritages and 2 representative heritages of humanity, including the heritage of traditional ethnic costumes and the craft of making costumes.

The organization and launch of the “Traditional Costume Week of Lao Cai Province” in 2024 aims to honor the original cultural values and the unique beauty in traditional costumes of ethnic groups. This is also an activity towards the celebration of the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Day (April 19). The Costume Week will actively contribute to preserving, promoting and introducing the cultural identity of ethnic groups in Lao Cai Province to domestic and international friends.

Comrade Giang Thi Dung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the launching ceremony.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Comrade Giang Thi Dung, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee emphasized: 2024 is the first year the province organizes the launching of "Traditional Costume Week of Ethnic Groups", thereby demonstrating the determination to arouse people's pride, join hands to preserve and promote the cultural values of ethnic groups.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and socio-political organizations at all levels continue to thoroughly and deeply grasp the conservation and promotion of the culture of Lao Cai ethnic groups; raise awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors and people on the conservation and promotion of the value of traditional costumes of ethnic groups; focus on preserving, protecting and promoting the value of ethnic costumes in each family, school, office and locality; especially, pay attention to educating the younger generation about cultural traditions and ethnic costumes.

This morning (April 15), the localities of the province also simultaneously organized the launching of the "Week of Traditional Costumes of Ethnic Groups". This meaningful week will take place from April 15 to April 19.

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