(HBĐT) - Although her parents are Muong people, Mrs. Dinh Thuy Ha was born and grew up in Hoa Binh city. She can only speak a little Muong language. Even through her teenage years, she has never been worn a Muong dress.
Muong women dress traditional costume.
Ha participated in many big events,
including performances of Muong gongs and Muong costumes on the occasion of the
province's 130th founding anniversary, the Muong Culture Festival, and the
Culture and Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2019, and the Hoa Binh Culture
and Tourism Festival in Hanoi with the performance of Muong gongs by 100
artisans.
She was determined to learn more Muong language,
and bought a traditional costume of Muong women. The costume of the Muong ethnic people in
general and Muong women in particular are quite simple, not brilliant, but they
boast unique characteristics.
In the past, the costume of Muong women was
usually a white or light-coloured shirt, and a strapless skirt made of dark
fabric or dyed indigo black. The most prominent part of a skirt is its
waistband, which is divided into three parts. The decorative art pattern on the
waistband creates a contrast to the black and white on the shirt.
Muong cultural researchers have listed 37
pattern motifs on skirt waistband, including 25 animal pattern motifs. Particularly, many of patterns on the Muong
skirt waistband are also popular motifs on Dong Son bronze drums. This shows
that the patterns have both artistic and historical values, relating to a
period of the civilisation of ancient Vietnamese. This is the most unique art
product of the Muong ethnic group.
Short shirts, bibs, belts, and head scarfs are
indispensable to form a complete costume of Muong women. Accessories are a set
of silver straps wrapped around the abdomen and hips, silver necklaces or those
made of silver-coloured materials.
Today, the trend of Muong women's costumes is
slightly stylized. Muong women use brightly coloured bibs, belts, and head
scarfs. The skirt waistbands are sewn with a buckle. Basically, the costume
still retains the traditional pattern of the Muong ethnic people.
Although it is not brilliant, but the costume
can help exalt the beauty and curves of women's body as well as the Muong
culture. Therefore, more and more women equip themselves with traditional
costumes./.
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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