Festival of typical Quan Ho villages in Bac Ninh province

The organizing committee awards souvenir flags to units participating in the festival.

Over 700 brother and sister singers from 24 typical Quan Ho villages attended the festival, which was chosen from 150 Quan Ho villages throughout the province.

Each Quan Ho village participated in a program that includes: one performance of old Quan Ho singing without accompaniment, singing by duet (male or female duo), one solo performance, and one collective singing performance. The content consists of songs with new lyrics based on Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk melodies; songs with Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk melodies with content glorifying the Party, loving Uncle Ho; and achievements in the cause of building, innovating, and growing the nation.

The festival lasted for 1 day. At the end of the festival, the organizing committee awarded A, B, and C prizes to performances in each category.

The festival aims to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the Quan Ho villages in contributing to the preservation and dissemination of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs in recent times. At the same time, it is an opportunity for the brother and sister singers from the Quan Ho villages in the province to meet, exchange, discuss and learn from experiences in some initial steps of practicing the Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk song heritage in the community; linking Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs with traditional cultural activities, contributing to the dissemination and promotion of the value of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs.