Teams compete in leather volleyball at the 2024 Thuan Chau Open Highland Commune Sports Tournament.

The program will include the Open Sports Tournament for Highland Communes of Thuan Chau District with 3 competitions: Men's leather volleyball, men's and women's individual crossbow shooting, men's Tu lu fighting competition; sports activities and folk games such as: tug of war, pao throwing, stick pushing, shuttlecock throwing, sack jumping, blindfolded object smashing... for ethnic minorities and tourists to participate in fun and exchange.

The Organizing Committee will recreate an excerpt of the "Sacred Tree" (Tri Tong Senh) ritual of the Mong people in Co Ma commune, Thuan Chau district. This is a long-standing ritual that has been maintained and promoted to this day to pray for favorable weather, bountiful crops, livestock development, joining hands to protect forests, protect water resources, share and help each other develop the economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty; preserve national cultural identity; preserve and promote the quintessence of national cuisine; well implement the Party's guidelines, the State's laws, the village's conventions and covenants; well implement the rights and obligations of citizens...

In addition, there is also the activity "Co Ma Highland Fair 2024" with a scale of 40 booths; including 30 general trade booths of enterprises, cooperatives and business households; 6 booths displaying agricultural products and specialties of 6 highland communes; 2 booths displaying OCOP products, typical agricultural products of Thuan Chau district; 1 booth displaying images of the district's socio-economic development achievements and 1 booth displaying Mong ethnic cultural space...

Within the framework of the Cultural Week, the following activities also took place: Son Tra (apple) fruit picking competition, fruit shaping and displaying typical products of highland communes; Banh Day pounding competition; presentation and introduction of ethnic cuisine; organizing tourism activities, visiting scenic spots, experiencing cultural tourism in highland communes in the district; beautiful photo exhibition space for many tourists to know about Thuan Chau district...

The Organizing Committee awarded souvenir flags to the teams competing in leather volleyball at the 2024 Thuan Chau Open Highland Commune Sports Tournament.

Mr. Dinh Manh Hung, Vice Chairman of Thuan Chau District People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the Cultural Week, said that the activity aims to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of the ethnic groups in the area; at the same time, build and develop the culture and people of Thuan Chau to meet the requirements of sustainable development of the country. This is also a practical activity to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2024) and National Day (September 2); at the same time, introduce and promote the products, agricultural products, cuisine, OCOP products, culture, and tourism of the district associated with new rural construction. Thereby, encouraging the people's spirit, creating solidarity, cultural exchange, arts, physical education, and sports among the ethnic groups in the district.

News and photos: Quang Quyet(VNA)