Festivals to spotlight H’mong culture, peach blossoms in Ha Giang
Festivals featuring peach flowers and the culture of the H’mong ethnic group will be held in Meo Vac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from February 21 – 22.
Khen dance at Gau Tao festival in Ha Giang (Source: VNA)
Ha Giang (VNA) – Festivals featuringpeach flowers and the culture of the H’mong ethnic group will be held in MeoVac district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang from February 21 –22 (the sixth and seventh days of the first lunar month).
According to Mua Thi Hong Sinh, Vice Chairwomanof the district People’s Committee, numerous activities will take place duringthe festive time, including the Gau Tao spring festival, contests of nem con(throwing a ball through a ring high above the ground), group panpipe dances,and peach flowers festival.
Visitors will have a chance to experience daily-life activities ofH’mong people, such as weaving, grinding corns, making buckwheat cakes, making Khen(panpipe), among others, Sinh said, adding that they can also buy hand-madesouvenirs and enjoy local food.
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Khen dance at Gau Tao festival in Ha Giang (Source: VNA) 
