Spring festival 2017 at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi (Photo:dantri.com.vn)

The Hanoi-based event will feature a wide range of activities, with a highlight being the re-enactment of the Gau Tao festival of Mong ethnic people and wedding ceremony of Bo Y ethnic inhabitants from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Other key activities will include a peace praying ceremony to be conducted by monks from Khmer pagodas, and a folk game of throwing a Con ball through the ring of Thai people from Son La province.