Hanoi (VNA), Feb. 24 -- An image of artists performing ca tru (ceremonial singing) was featured on Google's homepage on February 23, which was the ca tru founders commemoration day.

A representative of Google said that the move was to raise public awareness of traditional folk arts which are facing the risk of oblivion, as well as encourage the young generation to explore the unique and diverse cultural and art forms of Vietnam.

Taking into account the precious nature of an invaluable historical relic and the difficulty of its safeguarding, UNESCO is dedicated to protecting the practice and inscribed ca tru on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

Ca tru is a complex form of sung poetry found in the n...