VTV.vn - This year's Ban Flower Festival, the Thai Xoe performance became a special highlight, with colorful performances imbued with cultural identity and community solidarity.
Thai Xoe - a folk dance art form has been recognized by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity. No one knows exactly when the art of Xoe dance originated, but from ancient times, the Thai people had a saying: "Without Xoe, there is no joy, without Xoe, the rice plant will not bloom, without Xoe, the corn plant will not grow ears, without Xoe, boys and girls will not become couples". Therefore, there is no joy or festival of the Thai people without Xoe dance, whether it is a small happy day of each family or a big holiday of the village or locality.
In the jubilant atmosphere of the 2025 Ban Flower Festival, Son La city seems to be wearing a new, brilliant and vibrant coat. The highlight of the festival is the contest "Beauty performing original and modernized Thai ethnic costumes", a unique cultural event, attracting the attention of many people and tourists.
Stage of the contest "beauty performing Thai national costume"
The stage was colorful with the participation of 24 contestants, representing 12 communes and wards in the city. In traditional and modern Thai costumes, they confidently showed off their graceful beauty to the background music of national identity. In contrast, at the Ban flower hill in the Northwest Square, the live performance brought a completely different scene: gentle Thai girls in traditional costumes, blending into the pure white of the Ban flower forest, creating a picture that moved people's hearts."
Charming young woman in original and modernized Thai national costume
Sharing her feelings after the competition, contestant Lo Thi Ngoc Anh from Chieng Xom commune expressed her pride: "When I put on the traditional costume, I feel very proud of the cultural identity of my people. I hope that through this competition, tourists will understand more and love the cultural beauty of the Thai people more."
Thai Xoe performance at Northwest Square
The contest "Beauty Showcase of Original and Modern Thai Ethnic Costumes" is not only a special cultural event, but also an opportunity to promote and honor the beauty of costumes, people and cultural identity of the Thai ethnic group in the Northwest to domestic and foreign tourists. The success of the contest has contributed to creating a brilliant and memorable Ban flower festival season in Son La city.
According to: vtv.vn