(HBO) – A delegation of the Hoa Binh provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has paid a working visit to the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Laos to bolster cooperation in professional activities.
The visit aimed to share experience in document and artifact
collection, restoration, along with preservation and promotion of values of
Vietnam-Laos revolutionary relic sites in Hoa Binh province.
Singthong Singhapanya, a leader of the Kaysone
Phomvihane Museum, welcomed the delegation’s working visit to Laos. He affirmed
that the Party and State of Laos are interested in the collection of documents
and the restoration and preservation of Vietnam-Laos revolutionary relic sites,
including those in Hoa Binh province.
He highlighted the importance of the Vietnam-Laos
relic sites in Hoa Binh to Laos’s revolution as well as the managing board of
the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, noting that these relic sites provide more
evidence of the special friendship between the two nations.
The two sides agreed to cooperate in collecting
relevant documents and restoring and preserving these relic sites.
The delegation of the Hoa Binh Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism visits the house of late President Kaysone Phomvihane in the
Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Laos.
After discussing, the two
sides signed a memorandum of understanding. Accordingly, they agreed to
continue cooperating in professional activities, including studying and
collecting artifacts. They will also keep working together to preserve and
bring into play values of the two Vietnam-Laos revolutionary relic sites in Hoa
Binh. Communications activities will also be increased to raise people’s
awareness of the special bilateral friendship as well as the significance of
the two relic sites in the province.
In 2019, the Vietnamese side will invite a
delegation of Laos to visit Hoa Binh to discuss the cooperation.
During their stay in Laos, the Hoa Binh
delegation visited to collect information at some other museums and historical
and cultural relic sites of Laos. They also interviewed two persons who
directly prepared for and attended the preparatory congress for the second
Congress of the Lao People’s Party (now the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party)
in Hoa Binh in 1971.
Gongs hold a special place in the cultural and spiritual life of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. More than musical instruments, they are an indispensable part of community rituals and collective memory, echoing through generations as a spiritual thread linking the past, present, and future.
Preserving and promoting the cultural values of the Muong ethnic group has become an urgent task in the current context, as many traditional values face the risk of fading away. This effort requires not only protecting the cultural identity but also eliminating outdated customs and developing a modern cultural lifestyle, contributing to sustainable values for the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
The Muong ethnic culture, deeply rooted in Vietnam’s mountainous north, continues to be preserved and revitalised by dedicated individuals and communities determined to safeguard their ancestral identity.
The Muong group is one of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam, primarily found in Hoa Binh province. The Muong people in Hoa Binh boast a rich and diverse cultural treasure that reflects the unique identity of this ethnic group. Accounting for over 63% of the province's population, they have created and preserved numerous distinctive cultural values, contributing to their unique identity. Their cultural heritage is an invaluable asset, at the heart of their national identity, and represents a vibrant spiritual life that must be preserved and promoted in today’s modern world.
For generations, the ethnic communities of Hoa Binh province, particularly the Muong people, have preserved vibrant festivals deeply intertwined with the region’s geography, nature, and social traditions. These celebrations enrich Hoa Binh’s spiritual life and cultural identity, reflecting both folk beliefs and the intermingling of ethnic customs. Many of these festivals have endured the test of time, passed down through generations and continuing to thrive today. Among them, the Khai Ha (Going Down to the Field) festival stands out as one of the most significant events of the Muong ethnic group.
Muong calendar, known as sach doi, is an ancient folk knowledge system developed through observations of the movement of the pleiades star. This unique calendar consists of 12 bamboo sticks, each representing a lunar month. Specific days within each month are marked with distinct symbols, guiding locals in determining auspicious and inauspicious days for important activities.
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