(HBO0 - A mountainous district, Mai Chau is home to seven ethnic groups, with the Thai making up over 86 percent. In order to preserve and uphold the traditional cultural value of the group, local departments and agencies actively are encouraging and expanding a movement of wearing traditional costumes during major holidays and working days.
Teachers and
students of a local elementary school maintain tradition of wearing traditional
ethnic costumes every Friday.
Honouring the
beauty of traditional costumes to contribute to the preservation and upholding of
Thai cultural values, the district Women's Union recently directed units to
maintain the movement of wearing traditional costumes, towards realising the
Party Central Committee’s Resolution No. 33 on "building and developing the
Vietnamese culture and people to meet requirements for sustainable national
development", the provincial and district Party committees’ directives on
strengthening administrative discipline and spreading civilised lifestyle and corporate
culture.
The province now records 70 models from communes and towns, 46 schools
and eight agencies with the rule on wearing traditional costumes every Monday
and Thursday. The district Women’s Union raised public awareness of the effort
in various forms, attracting members from 16 communes and townships to join the
movement. Nine local units were assisted in sewing brocade uniforms for female
officials and cadres, contributing to maintaining ethnic identity and
developing traditional brocade weaving.
For the
preservation, restoration and upholding of cultural heritages related to
traditional costumes of ethnic minorities, the district opened a training
course on skills to uphold the value of intangible cultural heritage regarding
handicraft and embroidery. It also launched an awareness campaign to preserve
traditional ethnic costumes in suitable ways, including wearing traditional costumes
at boarding schools, encouraging ethnic officials and cadres to wear them
during traditional Lunar New Year or festivals, introducing them to tourists
and travel agencies, and issuing mechanisms and policies for artisans.
To realise goals
in the project on the preservation and upholding of traditional costumes of
ethnic Vietnamese minorities in the current period, Mai Chau district
contributed to the sustainable development of ethnic culture nationwide./.
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.