(HBO) - On February 15, in Mong Hoa commune (Ky Son district), Ky Son district People's Committee held a Spring Festival of Culture - Sports and a public art festival in Ky Son district in the year of Pig 2019. Ten delegations with more than three hundred actors, athletes and artisans took part in the festival.
The excellent gong performance of the Mong Hoa commune team.
This is an activity organized annually by the Ky Son District People's
Committee in the early spring to honor, preserve and promote the cultural
identities of the ethnic minorities in the district. The contents of the
activities in the Spring Festival have created the opportunities for the
cultural nucleus to exchange and convey the cultural values in the public
community and strengthened the national great unity. At the same time, the
development and quality of cultural and artistic movements at all levels,
especially the cultural and propaganda groups in villages, hamlets and
residential areas have been accessed.
The athletes are competing in the crossbow shooting.
There are three main contents were organized in this year's Spring Festival
of Pig. They are public art festival, Chung cake competition and buffalo
braided ropes and playing national sports (crossbow shooting and tug of war).
In addition, there were also booths to display and sell the local products and
cuisine in the Spring Festival.
After a day with a joyful, happy and exciting atmosphere, the Spring
Festival of Culture - Sports and the Ky Son District’s Art Festival were
greatly successful. In particular, the "Public Art Festival" contest
with well-trained and elaborate performances, deeply imbued with great cultural
identities of the ethnic minorities has made a good impression.
The 10th art festival for the armed forces, youths and students of Hoa Binh province celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Day wrapped up on April 25.
Xoe dance, an unique art form of the Thai ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has existed for a long time and passed down through generations. Xoe dance is not only a popular dance in the Thai community but also a unique cultural feature, an indispensable part in the Thai ethnic minority people's cultural and spiritual life.
The Bac Son pre-school in Hung Son commune, Kim Boi district is effectively implementing a model of preserving and promoting cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group.
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.