Culture and ethnic Cham in Vietnam

Culture Day Care-Kate in Ninh Thuan time I was held in 2000, obtained positive results in preserving and promoting cultural values ​​of ethnic and meet a demand creation as well as enjoy sale of traditional culture of the Cham, building blocks of national unity, promoting production, security and political stability, contributing to economic development and social.

"Day of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Cham in Ninh Thuan II - 2012" will be held in mid September 2012 in Ninh Thuan. For more information you can read about this festival, Tourism, has an interview with Mr Nguyen Van Tan, Director, Director of representative office in HCM City MOCST, Deputy Chief of the Permanent Steering Committee Festival on issues related ... Q: Sir please tell us the purpose of organizing the meaning of "Day of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Cham in Ninh Thuan II - 2012" ? Mr. Nguyen Van Tan: As you know, the Cham in Vietnam has a rich spiritual life, festivals and special richness. Cham is one of 54 ethnic groups in the great family of the people of Vietnam, had a brilliant civilization along with their contribution to the cultural diversity of Vietnam.According to census data, Cham has about 146 thousand people residing in the provinces of Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Tay Ninh and HCMC. Where is the largest Cham Binh Thuan province, about 60 thousand people. on 17/01/2012 MOCST Ministers Decision No. 152/QD-BVHTTDL Affairs Work Plan 2012 for representation in the city MOCST . HCM organized festival of Culture, Sport and Tourism the Cham in Ninh Thuan II-2012 in Ninh Thuan. The festival activities are activities MOCST to promote solidarity and exchange, learn, exchange experience in organizing activities MOCST Cham area. That was the celebrations of major holidays of the country in 2012. Through the activities of the festival is an occasion to honor the traditional values ​​and modern of the Cham community 54 ethnic groups and international tourists. For this, the festival requests must be made clear identity of the Cham culture, diversity, richness, originality, creativity and tradition, healthy and progressive. Day to by the artist, artists, actors, musicians, ... Cham is made, with the participation of religious leaders representing cultural activities of the Cham people. This is an opportunity for artists, artisans, religious leaders met Cham, cultural exchange, exchange of learning experiences in building a cultural life at grassroots level and make building campaign new local countryside. The festival activities in the air to create a happy, excited, savings and attracted people to participate, interact, enjoy, artistic creativity ... create beautiful images of people Cham activities promote the image of the country and people of Vietnam, contributing to tourism development in the province and country. Q: Can you tell us generalize the content will take place in the festival area MOCST Cham people in Ninh Thuan II - 2012 and the new ones this festival than once I? Mr. Nguyen Van Tan: As planned, the festival will be held for 2 days, 3 nights at the 4 locations are tourist tower Po Klongirai; stadium Huu Duc village, Phuoc Huu and in two villages are traditional weaving village Nghiep and Bau Truc pottery village, Phuoc Dan Town, Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province. Participants, including the provinces and cities where many Cham live like Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen, Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan, Dong Nai, An Giang and Ho Chi Minh City. The main activities include: Performing Arts, performing traditional costumes Cham: It was demonstration Cham art by staging mass participation program of dance music ... people use common language (Vietnamese) and Cham. Demonstration of traditional costumes will introduce Cham costumes life, festivals, weddings by the Cham people; Folk Festival: The delegation will introduce traditional festival of the Cham people in a locality Essential cultural characteristics of folk belief, expressed the national cultural identity and promote the positive factors and eliminate negative factors, obsolete, no longer fit the current cultural life; national sports: The team will participate in traditional sports activities, traditional games with the mini soccer, running wild Vietnamese, push rod, dragging, Water team, weaving Cham, clay pottery; About Food Culture: The local authorities will introduce food, drinks and preservation, processing, enjoy associated with customs, culinary culture and practices of the local Cham people. Society scientific conference of Cham cultural integration and development: In order to clarify the definition has its own unique cultural traits Care have found interference, to turn the Cham culture and cultures of other ethnic in the community, creating a picture of diversity, abundance of colorful ethnic culture.In addition, there are other activities such as exhibition and book launch competition, exhibition achievements, the country the economic and social conditions of the local Cham. At the festival there will be exhibition "cultural characteristics of the people of Vietnam" and cultural exchange programs - visit Ninh Thuan. Highlights of the festival MOCST ethnic Cham II in 2012 will be opening the program with more excellent entertainment, attractions, recreating the customs, traditions of ethnic Cham on the stage of modern techniques but still retains the characteristics identity of the Cham culture intact. In particular, to ensure the requirements of cultural, political, social, BTC decided not to hire event companies made. All ideas are expressed through the overall script, the script opening, closing, ... are represented by agencies in HCM City and the Department MOCST MOCST Ninh Thuan province also directly perform careful exploration and consultation of the industry, the world order have adapted to improve the quality of the script.

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