Lê Hồng Lý, chairman of the Việt Nam Folk Arts Association (far left) presents awards to three authors with the best research works this year. VNA/VNS Photo

by Bảo Ngọc & Đoàn Tùng

HÀ NỘI — "The Encyclopedia of Traditional Vietnamese Villages" by Bùi Xuân Đính, which provides readers with a treasure of vanishing knowledge about traditional culture in ancient Vietnamese villages, is one of four research works that won the second B prize at this year's Folk Art award.

The other second B prize-winning research works include "Material culture and social culture of the Đại Việt period" (two volumes), authored by Nguyễn Xuân Kính with a group of scholars, and two studies on the Bahnar epic by Nguyễn Tiến Dũng.

The organisers also presented four third-place prizes A, 12 third-place prizes B, 12 encouragement prizes, and five gifts at the awards ceremony for work in various categories.

Lê Hồng Lý, chairman of the Việt Nam Folk Arts Association explained that the organisers made the decision to not give out the first prize for any work due to objective difficulties stemming from the pandemic.

He said: "Most members of the Folk Arts Association's regular tasks are to go on field trips, meet artisans, and participate in cultural and spiritual events in order to examine and gather materials for research papers. However, it is clear that the regulations on social distancing and the pandemic have impacted their gathering and research efforts."

"The four projects that earned the top prizes this year were all completed prior to the outbreak." Lý added.

As part of the festivities, the Việt Nam Folk Arts Association also honoured its senior members with a Celebration of Longevity, recognised those who made significant contributions in 2022, and bestowed the title of Folk Artist on a number of artists whose work has promoted Vietnamese folk art. VNS

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