Khau Vai Love Market Festival opens in Ha Giang
VOV.VN - A four-day festival hilighting the traditional cultural values of the Dong Van ethnic minority people got underway on the evening of April 29 in Khau Vai village in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
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| The event also celebrates 100 years since the founding of the Khau Vai Love Market Festival in Ha Giang province. The festival dates back to 1919 and is held annually on the 27th day of the third lunar month. |
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| Speaking at the opening ceremony, Tran Duc Quy, vice chairman of the Ha Giang provincial People’s Committee, notes that the ethnic groups living in mountainous areas have all tried to maintain their traditional cultural values. The Khau Vai love market is therefore a good example of an event that proves popular both among local people and tourists. |
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| The opening ceremony of the festival saw hundreds of people in attendance. |
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| Various cultural activities are set to take place during the four-day festival. |
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| The legend behind the festival states that once upon a time a young couple fell deeply in love, but were forbidden to be together because of their backgrounds from separate ethnic groups. |
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| They made a vow to meet every year on the 27th day of the third lunar month in the local market in Khau Vai commune. |
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| The Khau Vai Love Market Festival is held on the 27th of the third lunar month each year, April 29 this year, in celebration of their love. |
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| The highlight of the festival is an art performance of the ‘Khau Vai Love Story’. The performance features the legendary love story of the young ethnic couple. |
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