(HBO) – With their love for the homeland and pride in the nation's traditional values, since early 2022, two Muong ethnic students - Sam Bich Ngoc and Tran Hai Ha who are studying in the ethnic boarding high school of Hoa Binh province, have implemented a study on a fishing festival of the Muong people in the province.
Sam Bich Ngoc and Tran Hai Ha (C) are
inquiring information from leaders of the People's Committee of Lo Son commune
(Tan Lac district) about the fishing festival of the Muong people in Hoa Binh.
Not only learning through books, newspapers and historical documents, the
students have also made field trips to Tan Lac and Lac Son districts and met
folklore researchers there.
The more they learned, the more interesting and meaningful issues they found,
making both determined to carry out the scientific study on the unique
festival.
The fishing festival of the Muong people ịn Hoa Binh originated from the Lang
dynasty. Its aims to catch the biggest, most delicious and beautiful fish, and
offer them to the gods to pray for good weather and bountiful crops.
Later, the festival not only became a cultural identity of the local people,
but was also considered an effective solution to help protect aquatic resources
in rivers and streams, demonstrating the sense of exploitation and
sustainabledevelopment of aquatic resources, and the spirit of living in
harmony with nature of the Muong people in Hoa Binh.
"We found that this festival bears the philosophy of life, but
unfortunately it is gradually being forgotten. Less and less people know about
this festival, even those from the Muong Bi and Muong Vang regions, which are
the two "cradles" of the festival”, Ha said.
The students said they have conducted a questionnaire survey on the
preservation of the festival in Tan Lac and Lac Son districts.
The survey shows that most of respondents are not fully aware of the purpose
and significance of the festival, they said, adding that the festival is not
yet held every year as a traditional festival of the locality.
Through their study "Some solutions to preserve the fishing festival of
the Muong Bi and Muong Vang people in Hoa Binh province", the students
hope to contribute to raising public awareness of the significance of the
festival and the importance of preserving and promoting it.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, the teacher that directly guides Ngoc and Ha to implement
the study, said the students are aware of the rights and obligations of
citizens towards implementing cultural policies through introducing and
preserving local cultural identities.
"I am very happy to see that they have a real love and passion for the
traditional culture of the country”, she said, adding that the students came up
with suitable solutions to contribute to preserving the festival.
Turning their love into action, Ngoc and Ha set up a fanpage to introduce the
festival and call for community efforts to preserve the festival. The page
features articles and studies on the festival and updates useful information on
other festivals in Hoa Binh./.
(HBO) – Over the past years, the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage values of local ethnic groups in Lac Son district, northern mountainous of Hoa Binh province, have received great attention.
(HBO) - On March 13, in Hoa Binh province, the emulation cluster of 7 provinces in the Northern Midlands and Mountains held a conference to deploy the movement of patriotic emulation and signed an emulation contract in 2023. There was the attendance of the leaders from the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the provinces in the emulation cluster, including Thai Nguyen, Hoa Binh, Bac Giang, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho and Bac Kan.
(HBO) - On March 10, the Provincial Association of Literature and Arts held its 6th Congress, term 2022 - 2027. There was the attendance of Mr. Bui Duc Hinh, the Parmanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, the Chairman of the People's Council, the People's Artist Vuong Duy Bien, the Vice President in charge of Vietnam Union of Arts and Culture Associations.
(HBO) - In 2 days, March 6th and 7th, the fesstival of Ke pagoda in 2023 took place in Phu Vinh commune (Tan Lac).
(HBO) - The People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has just held a conference to approve the scientific records of the historical relics of Lao communal house in Hung Thi commune and Co Lao temple in Thong Nhat commune.
(HBO) - The gongs in Muong land resounded, delighting thousands of people present at the stadium of Tan Lac district’s Phong Phu commune on the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month. The Muong gong performance by 500 artisans and actists from four major Muong regions of Bi, Vang, Thang and Dong was the highlight in the art programme to celebrate the Khai ha (going down to the field) festival of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province in 2023.
