(HBO) – The organising board of the festival of typical community-based tourism villages in Vietnam for 2017 on August 30 convened a conference to discuss preparations for the event in Mai Chau district.
Nguyen Van Chuong, Vice Chairman of the Hoa Binh
provincial People’s Committee and head of the organising board, chaired the
conference.
Scene of the conference.
The conference adopted a resolution
on establishing the festival organising board; a schedule for the festival
while assigning tasks to members and planning expenditure.
Accordingly, the festival in Mai
Chau is scheduled for September 29-October 1 with the participation of over 600
delegates from 14 outstanding community-based tourism villages in the northwest
region and some villages from the central and southern regions.
Major activities during the
festival include art performances, a traditional costume show, a contest on
tourism introduction, a showcase on tourist cultural products and a traditional
craft performance, a photo exhibition on Hoa Binh and expanded northwestern
provinces, a cuisine competition, a seminar on orientations, solutions on
sustainable development of community-based tourism forms in the northwest./.
On February 12th (i.e. Lunar January 15), the People's Committee of Hop Tien commune, Kim Boi district organized the Festival of Sim Pagoda Festival in At Ty Spring, 2025. The festival welcomed many people and tourists to visit the pagoda and enjoy the scenery.
The palanquin procession to Sim Pagoda.
As Hoa Binh province is set to host 115 spring festivals, local departments, sectors and localities are joining hands to ensure safety for the events.
In many major cultural events in Hanoi, the sound of the Muong people's gongs has become a special tone, contributing to the unique harmony that praises the cultural values accumulated over thousands of years along with the sacred soul of the capital city.
On the first day back to work and school after the Lunar New Year holiday, thousands of female officials, civil servants, and students from grade nine and above in Lac Son district proudly wore the traditional Muong attire. The vibrant brocade patterns created a striking cultural display, reinforcing the community's commitment to preserving and promoting their heritage.
The provincial-level Khai Ha festival 2025 of the Muong ethnic minority group took place at Phong Phu commune’s stadium in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province on the morning of February 5 (the 8th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Snake).
"Xuong Dong” (going to the field) festival opened in Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district on February 5, or the eighth day of the Year of the Snake, drawing thousands of locals and visitors to partake in a variety of activities.
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