(HBO) - On December 26, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a meeting to implement the plan of the Provincial People's Committee on building the symbol of the antelope to celebrate the Lunar New Year, 2023.
The delegates are discussing the
content of building the symbol of the antelope to celebrate the Lunar New Year,
2023.
According to the plan, the symbol
of the antelope is installed at Hoa Binh Square. The front face is the Cat
family gathering to welcome spring (including 9 cats: the father cat, the
mother cat and 7 kittens) which are lively, playful and happy together. The two
sides and the back are the clusters of secondary symbols, showing the culture
of Hoa Binh homeland such as: the symbol of Can alcphol Lam rice and the
clusters of fortune symbols welcoming spring, the yellow cat, the stylized
decorative cat... The main part in front is the welcoming gate, the clusters of
spring flowers and the two sides of the wings are the clusters of the models of
the stylized Cat, creating a joyful image to welcome the New Year with 2 sets
of shape letters "the joyful Tet - Quy Mao spring. Besides, there is a photo
exhibition with the theme "Hoa Binh Homeland”.
The construction period from
December 25, 2022 to January 16, 2023. The display period is from January 16,
2023 to the end of January 31, 2023 (December 25 of the Year of the Tiger to
the end of January 10 of the Year of the Rabbit). The ribbon-cutting ceremony
is expected to take place at 3:30 p.m. on January 14, 2023 (December 23 of the
Year of the Tiger).
Based on the assigned plan and
tasks, the relevant units are urgently developing the detailed plans so that
the construction and installation of the symbols can be ensured according to
the plan. Thereby, it creats a joyful and exciting atmosphere to serve the
people to enjoy the spring and celebrate the national traditional New Year. It
also creats a tourism highlight, attracting tourists to Hoa Binh city and Hoa
Binh province on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, 2023.
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.