The traditional Dom Long Neak Ta festival of the Khmer ethnic group in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.(Photo: VNA) Among the newly-recognised heritages are Cheo (traditional Vietnamese opera) in thenorthern province of Phu Tho; Mo Muong, a job and also a performance practisedat funerals, religious festivals, and life cycle rituals by the Muong ethnicgroup in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak; the Cau mua (rain praying)festival of the Thai Trang (White Thai) ethnic community in Muong Sang commune, Moc Chau district, thenorthern mountainous province of Son La; the forest god worshipping (Yang Bre)of the Ma ethnic group in Gia Nghia city and Dak Glong district, the CentralHighlands province of Dak Nong.
Others include the Cau Ngu (whale worship) festival inCam Lam village, Xuan Lien commune, Nghi Xuan district, central Ha Tinh province;Pao Dung folk singing of the Dao ethnic group in the northern mountainousprovince of Ha Giang; the Cau mua (praying for bumper crop) ritual of PaThen people in Tan Lap commune, Bac Quang district, Ha Giang province; the boatracing festival in Tinh Long commune, Quang Ngai city in the central provinceof the same name; and the traditional Dom Long Neak Ta festival ofthe Khmer ethnic group in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh.
Vinh Long, another Mekong Delta province,contributes two to the heritage list, namely Hat boi folk singing and theVan Thanh Temple festival.
In the northern mountainous province of Thai Nguyen, Hat vi, another genre of folk singing, of the Taypeople in Dinh Hoa district, the art of sewing and embroidering costumes and Nom (ancient ideographic script) of the Dao people in Hop Tiepcommune, Dong Hy district, are also recognised on this occasion.
Rice flour making in Tan Phu Dong commune and ward 2in Sa Dec city, the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap; tree bark hammock weaving in Cu Lao Cham, Tan Hiepcommune, and bamboo and coconut house making in Cam Thanh commune, both in HoiAn city, the central province of Quang Nam; the craft of weaving of the Thu Laopeople in Si Ma Cai district, Lao Cai province; palm sugar making of the Khmerpeople in Tri Ton district and Tinh Bien town, An Giang province; brocadeweaving of the Xtieng people in Binh Phuoc province; and Tuy Loan rice papermaking in Hoa Phong commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city, have also won therecognition.
Six new heritages are in Hanoi, which are the ThayPagoda festival in the outskirts district of Quoc Oai, and other festivals inDan Phuong, Phuc Tho, Gia Lam districts, along with Trach Xa tailoring in HoaXa commune, Ung Hoa district, and sticky rice cooking in Phu Thuong ward, TayHo district./.
VNA
