Many special activities in May with the theme "Uncle Ho with the community of Vietnamese ethnic groups" at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism. Photo: VGP

More than 100 people from 16 ethnic groups (Nung, Tay, Mong, Dao, Muong, Lao, Thai, Kho Mu, Ta Oi, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Gia Rai, Co Tu, Raglai, E De, Khmer) from 11 localities (Thai Nguyen, Hanoi, Ha Giang, Son La, Hoa Binh, Hue, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Ninh Thuan, Soc Trang) will participate in May activities at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism. In addition, the program will also mobilize about 25 Co Tu and Ta Oi people from A Luoi district, Hue city to participate on May 17 and 18, 2025.

The May program "Uncle Ho with the Vietnamese ethnic community" is associated with activities recreating the Forest God Worship Ceremony of the ethnic groups in A Luoi district. This is a unique community-based folk ritual that demonstrates the harmony between humans and nature, preserved, passed down and organized by the people at the beginning of the new spring.

The forest god worshiping ceremony is to thank the gods for protecting the village with health, luck and peace; it is a beautiful traditional feature with profound humanistic values ​​of the ethnic groups in A Luoi district associated with the mountains and rivers.

The folk song and dance program "Uncle Ho, a boundless love" includes cultural and artistic exchange activities with folk song and dance performances expressing the feelings of the ethnic communities of A Luoi district towards Uncle Ho and exchanges with some neighboring groups to express their love and feelings for beloved Uncle Ho.

The program with songs, musical instruments, and dances praising Uncle Ho shows the affection of the ethnic people for beloved Uncle Ho. The ethnic people are working every day in the Village following Uncle Ho's instructions, uniting with one heart and one mind in following the Party and Uncle Ho to preserve, maintain, and promote the traditional cultural values ​​of the nation, building a rich and beautiful homeland, village, and hamlet.

In May, the Village also held a folk song and dance program with the theme "Song for Uncle Ho" performed by the people who are performing daily in the Village. The program includes singing, musical instrument performances, and dances praising Uncle Ho, expressing the feelings of the ethnic people towards their beloved Uncle Ho. In addition, there is a program "Uncle Ho with the Central Highlands, the Central Highlands with Uncle Ho" including cultural and artistic exchanges, expressing the feelings of the ethnic communities of the Central Highlands towards Uncle Ho...

In particular, in the Khmer community, there will be a Buddha's Birthday - The biggest Buddhist holiday of the year, Vesak, also known as Buddha's Birthday, commemorates three important events in the life of the Buddha: his birth, enlightenment, and passing into nirvana. Buddha's Birthday is not only an occasion to honor the Buddha, but also an occasion to review the life of the Buddha as a historical figure and his teachings.

In addition, there are daily and weekend activities of 16 ethnic communities, experiential tourism programs, introduction of cake making and wrapping for tourists, folk games; activities of praying for peace and blessing at spiritual spaces of Khmer pagodas, Cham towers... to introduce the culture, customs and practices of the people, along with experiential activities at the "Common House" of the community of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.

Within the framework of the program, there are also weekend activities of ethnic groups that are operating daily at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village. Spreading from stories about Uncle Ho, ethnic people learn from the example, morality and style of Ho Chi Minh.

Uncle Ho's birthday month is an opportunity for ethnic people to express their love for beloved Uncle Ho not only by knowing stories about Uncle Ho, songs about Uncle Ho but also through authentic and simple activities related to the lives of the people. Thereby, contributing to promoting the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's moral example and style in every specific and practical work and activity of ethnic people and spreading to tourists at the Vietnam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village.

Minh Thu