10th festival of culture, sports opens
17:52', 26/4/ 2009 (GMT+7)

The opening ceremony of the 10th festival of culture and sports of ethnic minority groups in Binh Dinh was held in Vinh An commune, Tay Son District on April 24.

The event started with the traditional ceremony performed by Bana ethnic minority group.

Vice Chairwoman of the province’s People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh then delivered the opening speech and beat the drum, marking the start of the festival.

Following was the art performance entitled “Mountainous region today-reform and development”.

Some competitions also took place after the ceremony, including the art competition, traditional clothing competition, and beauty contest.

Other festivities have continued taking place in April 25-26.

The event is to close on April 26.

  • Ngoc Tu
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