Researching to compile the Encyclopedia of Typical Festivals in Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Tra Vinh, Kien Giang, Dong Thap

Abstract

Festivals are a way to connect and preserve good traditional values of the nation and passed on to future generations. The rich and unique festival treasures of the ethnic groups of 5 provinces including Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Tra Vinh, Kien Giang, and Dong Thap are extremely valuable cultural resources, expressing the cultural characteristics of the ethnic groups living in the Mekong Delta. The article summarizes a number of research works on the Mekong Delta, builds the macro-structure of the Encyclopedia of typical festivals in Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Tra Vinh, Kien Giang, Dong Thap, and the micro-structure of the festival entries in this work.