Don Village Festival- Vietnam

A great many of unique activities are due to take place at the Don Village in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, said organisers.

They said the festival would feature folk games such as buffalo stabbing, food and drink, and an elephant race.

The Don Festival is expected to take place from March 22 to 26, 2006 in the Buon Don District, said director of York Don National Park, one of official members to join the festival.

This is an annual traditional festival of the Don Village, which will also show visitors performances of gongs, UNESCO’s oral-transmitted and intangible heritage of humanity.

Sports competitions such as football, volleyball and a dug-out canoe race will be held at the festival as well. So far, many central and local media agencies have registered to report the event.

The festival is an opportunity for Vietnamese and foreign tourists to come and learn about the Don Village and York Don National Park of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.

(Source: Nhandan)