Teaching Ariya singing to the Cham people in Phan Hoa

On the afternoon of November 6, the Provincial Museum coordinated with the People's Committee of Phan Hoa Commune (Bac Binh) to open a class teaching Ariya singing to the Cham people in Phan Hoa Commune. The class had 25 students, taught by artisans and people knowledgeable about the art of Ariya singing of the Cham people in Bac Binh and Ham Thuan Bac.

*Mr. Doan Van Thuan - Director of the Provincial Museum delivered the opening speech at the Ariya singing class.*

img_6654.111.jpg — *The class is opened at Phan Hoa Commune People's Committee.*

The class will take place over 9 days (from November 6 to 14, 2023), including study time at the People's Committee of Phan Hoa commune and a field trip to Lac Tanh town, Tanh Linh district. Mr. Doan Van Thuan - Director of the Provincial Museum said: The content of the Cham Ariya is very rich, diverse and has many different topics. This is a masterpiece of Cham literature expressed in poetry, heroic songs, epics, family songs... Ariya is also a treasure trove of rare knowledge containing rich content providing valuable materials for research on history, language, literature, art, religion, beliefs, and education of the Cham community in Binh Thuan province. Therefore, the Organizing Committee of the class will select a few typical, popular and concise Ariya poems of each type to teach students to easily absorb and bring the best results. Mainly, the poems that have been translated and published into books will be selected.

*Ariya has contributed to educating and shaping people's personality, awareness of their roots, and showing filial piety...*

img_6666.11.jpg — *Mr. Thong Dinh Phung - a knowledgeable person about the art of Ariya singing of the Cham people is teaching students.*

This is a content of the Project "Preserving and promoting the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development" under the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2030. The activity aims to restore, preserve and promote the fine traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities to avoid the risk of fading, serve the life and activities of the community and contribute to tourism development.

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