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Vietnamese culture ministry to tighten management of festivals

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Some festivals in Vietnam have been infamous for chaotic stampedes and brutal rites

August 15,2017, 15:03 GMT+7

Vietnamese culture ministry to tighten management of festivals
A chaotic stampede is seen at a spring festival in Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is looking to draft a decree on festival management and organization, in response to public complaints about the commercialization and brutality of some local festivities.The ministry has requested government directions on its initiative, and will unveil the first draft of the decree before 2018 should the plan be given the green light, said Trinh Thi Thuy, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Elaborating on its decision, the ministry said some local festivals have recently been criticized for their violent and offensive content. Tiếp tục đọc “Vietnamese culture ministry to tighten management of festivals” →