The Khau Vai Love Market Culture-Tourism Week – an annual cultural eventin the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang - will take place inMeo Vac district from May 13-16.
Vice Chairman ofthe Meo Vac district People’s Committee, Tran Kim Ngoc, said this year’sevent will again highlight the unique cultural identities of localethnic minority groups.
Activities will include goat, cowand nightingale fighting festivals, horse races and incense offering attwo temples in Khau Vai commune. A beauty contest will be held for younggirls from mountainous areas in Ha Giang province.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to witness the Nung people’sbetrothal ceremony, and enjoy traditional dishes of ethnic minoritiesliving across the locality.
The hundred-year-old festival, whichis held annually in the third lunar month, is a popular meeting placefor ethnic groups in the locality, particularly those in love.
Legend has it that a couple who were deeply in love but were forbiddento be together because they hailed from differed ethnic groups made thepromise to meet once every year in Khau Vai on the 27th of the thirdlunar month.
The story goes that the festival hassince been held every year to allow ex-lovers to meet and has now becomea tourist attraction, drawing in visitors from across the country andabroad.-VNA
Vice Chairman ofthe Meo Vac district People’s Committee, Tran Kim Ngoc, said this year’sevent will again highlight the unique cultural identities of localethnic minority groups.
Activities will include goat, cowand nightingale fighting festivals, horse races and incense offering attwo temples in Khau Vai commune. A beauty contest will be held for younggirls from mountainous areas in Ha Giang province.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to witness the Nung people’sbetrothal ceremony, and enjoy traditional dishes of ethnic minoritiesliving across the locality.
The hundred-year-old festival, whichis held annually in the third lunar month, is a popular meeting placefor ethnic groups in the locality, particularly those in love.
Legend has it that a couple who were deeply in love but were forbiddento be together because they hailed from differed ethnic groups made thepromise to meet once every year in Khau Vai on the 27th of the thirdlunar month.
The story goes that the festival hassince been held every year to allow ex-lovers to meet and has now becomea tourist attraction, drawing in visitors from across the country andabroad.-VNA
