Khanh Hoa Province's cultural units are gearing up for 2022 New Year activities. Besides cultural programs, the units have also prepared options to ensure the health and safety of people amid complex COVID-19 evolution.
Khanh Hoa Province’s cultural units are gearing up for 2022 New Year activities. Besides cultural programs, the units have also prepared options to ensure the health and safety of people amid complex COVID-19 evolution.
30 activities to be held
As planned, 30 cultural and art activities will be held on the occasions of New Year and Lunar New Year (Tet) 2022. The activities will be divided into two periods. The first period is from December 24, 2021 to January 2, 2022 with activities held at 2-4 Square (Nha Trang City) by eight units: provincial Culture-Cinema Center, Hai Dang Song and Dance Troupe, provincial Traditional Art Theater. The second period is from January 17 to February 10, 2022, including activities for Lunar New Year holidays.
The second period from January 17 to February 10, 2022 will include art shows and cultural activities welcoming Lunar New Year. As planned, there will be 26 activities held in Nha Trang and some other localities in the province. Some main activities are an exhibition on cultural characters of Vietnam’s Tet, program celebrating the 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, spring newspaper festival, shows of cultural and art clubs, music and fashion shows, unicorn-lion-dragon dances, etc.
Focusing on decorations
Some localities in the province have started to prepare programs for Lunar New Year 2022. Nha Trang City People’s Committee has issued plan for Spring Flower Festival. The city has also planned to hold folk music festival, unicorn-lion-dragon dance contest, Vietnam ao dai show, and cooking contest. This year, the city will focus more on decorations to create a vibrant and joyful atmosphere of Tet.
Reportedly, on the 2022 Lunar New Year occasion, Ninh Hoa Town will also focus on decorate the town with flowers and ornamental plants to create beautiful landscape for locals and visitors to enjoy the atmosphere of the spring. Additionally, the town will organize flower boat festival and boat race on Dinh River, bai choi festival, and so on. Cam Ranh City plans to organize some folk contests such as basket boat shaking, unicorn- lion-dragon dance, and some music programs.
After a year with many difficulties caused by COVID-19, the province’ cultural sector and localities are trying to make people in the province and tourists feel relaxed and refreshed during New Year and Tet holidays.
Giang Dinh
Translated by H.N