The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and local authorities have pledged to join forces to boost the management and organisation of cultural festivities across the country, with the aim to prevent commercialisation and distortion of history.
A procession at Giong Festival of Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism andlocal authorities have pledged to join forces to boost the management andorganisation of cultural festivities across the country, with the aim to preventcommercialisation and distortion of history.
The pledge was made following an order of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam toprevent all acts of commercialisation for profit-making in organisingfestivities, which destroys cultural, historical and spiritual values,according to a recent report of the ministry.
The report said the ministry’s inspectorate started intensifying the managementof national festivals on Wednesday. These festivals attract a large number ofpeople during and after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. Theinspectorate will particularly focus on tourism hotspots, such as Huong Pagodaand Giong Temple in suburban Hanoi's Chuong My and Soc Son districts, as wellas the cuop phet festival in the northern province of Phu Tho.
Deputy chief inspectorate of the ministry Pham Xuan Phuc said from the culturalpoint of view, it was difficult to completely control or manage theorganisation of festivals but if there were a problem, the authorities shouldtake all measures to gradually solve it, following not only administrativerules but also by using local forces.
According to the report, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism statedduring the 2018 festival season that the best solution to improve themanagement of cultural festivals should be to raise awareness of the culturaland historical values of such festivals, while assigning certain managementresponsibilities to officials.
Hanoi is home to many of the country’s most celebrated festivals.
In just the first three months of the year, some 1,200 festivals will be heldin the capital. Last year, rumors about robbery and violence spread at somefestivals, including the one at Soc Temple.
Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports To Van Dong, assuredthat no violence or robbery could take place due to strict monitoring and managementby the authorities.-VNA
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A procession at Giong Festival of Soc Temple in Soc Son district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
