(HBO) – Whether harvesting rice, planting maize in the fields or picking vegetables and herbal leaves in the forest, or going to the market every day, Tay ethnic women in Muong Chieng commune, Da Bac district wear their ethnic costumes as a habit and pride and above all, an esteem of their cultural beauty.
Photo: Women in Chieng Cang hamlet of Muong Chieng
commune, Da Bac district, wear traditional Tay ethnic costumes in daily life.
Vice Chairman of the communal People’s Committee Bui Van Huong said as a hub of
the district, the commune has three ethic groups living together, including
Tay, Muong and Kinh. Of them, Tay people hold a majority. While Tay men usually
wear traditional costumes during festivals or special events at home, women
love wearing them every day.
In 2017, Muong worship festival was the most
outstanding event of Tay group in Da Bac district, which has been restored. It
dated back to a time when Tay people began to live and explore the land of
Muong Xong, known as Muong Chieng today, to settle down. Held at the beginning
of the year, the festival aims to commemorate ancestors and those who explored
and built the village as well as paid respect to the gods of land, water and
forest for endowing local residents with favourable weather conditions, a
peaceful, healthy life, and bumper harvests.
The local Tay community also preserves a new rice
festival which is held in the 10th lunar month. It is meant to thank
ancestors for a bountiful harvest and pray them to bless the next crop.
Depending on affordability of each family, those who can afford often make it
big, those who can't will make it small, but they must keep it. Especially,
recently, attention has been paid to learning Tay characters in the community.
With local teachers, the community learning centre opened dozens of Tay
language classes for about 300 people.
Along with preserving and promoting cultural values,
people of ethnic groups in the locality followed regulations in residential
areas. Weddings, funerals and festivals are organised in new and civilised
trend, typically in such hamlets as Na Muoi, Chum Nua, Chieng Cang, Ban Ha, and
Ke./.
Hoa Binh province has shown strong performance in family planning by effectively implementing directions and plans in the field, including Directive No. 12/CT-UBND issued by the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee on August 4, 2021 on rolling out measures to maintain the policy of each couple having two children, which is stated in community rules and the regulations of agencies, organisations, and units across the province of Hoa Binh for the 2021 – 2025 period.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a hybrid conference on December 18 to review the culture, sport, and tourism sector’s performance in 2024 and launch key tasks for 2025. Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Bui Duc Hinh, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Chuong and officials from local departments and sectors also took part in the event.
Hoa Binh’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 18, hosted a conference to present the outcomes of a research study on the traditional costumes of the Muong ethnic group.
Along with the activities of Project 6 - the national target programme for socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021 – 2026 period, efforts to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities in Lac Son district have received additional momentum.
In the context of globalisation and deeper integration, preserving and promoting the national cultural identity is of utmost importance. Aware of their pioneering and proactive role on all fronts, over the years, the youth organisations at all levels in Hoa Binh province have implemented various concrete and practical activities to preserve and promote the cultural identities of ethnic groups in the locality.
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