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  • Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright
    Manage No EE00001287
    Country Vietnam
    ICH Domain Oral traditions and representations Performing Arts
    Address
    Ví and Giặm Folk Songs of Nghệ Tĩnh exist in Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces of North – Central Vietnam.
    Year of Designation 2012
Description Ví and Giặm songs are sung by a wide range of communities in Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh Provinces of north-central Viet Nam. Specific songs are sung without instrumental accompaniment while people cultivate rice in the fields, row boats, make conical hats or lull children to sleep. Ví and Giặm lyrics use the specific dialect and linguistic idioms of the Nghệ Tĩnh region and practitioners sing with the particular singing voice of Nghệ Tĩnh people. Many of the songs focus on key values and virtues including respect for parents, loyalty, care and devotion, the importance of honesty and a good heart in the maintenance of village customs and traditions. Singing provides people with a chance to ease hardship while working, to relieve sorrow in their lives, to express feelings of sentiment between men and women, and to exchange feelings of love between unmarried boys and girls.
Social and cultural significance Ví and Giặm Folk Songs of Nghệ Tĩnh have a strong vitality in daily life of local people. They are sung and disseminated widely in traditional festivals such as the festival of Quả Sơn temple (Đô Lương district), the festival of Cuông temple (Diễn Châu district), the festival of Cờn temple (Quỳnh Lưu district), the festival of the Tenth Prince temple (Hưng Nguyên district), etc. The lyrics are about praying for good luck, good career, peace and commemorating the merit of founders and defenders of the country.
Transmission method Today Ví and Giặm are commonly performed at community cultural events and are sung by artists in theatres. Ví and Giặm are transmitted, preserved and promoted by master practitioners; and local performances and folk singing festivals provide opportunities for Ví and Giặm groups in villages and schools to transmit and practise the songs.
Community The holders of Ví and Giặm Folk Songs of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh are the peasants in Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh provinces of North – Central Vietnam.
Type of UNESCO List Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Incribed year in UNESCO List 2014
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Information source
Vietnam National Institute Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS)
http://vicas.org.vn

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