(HBO) - On April 14, Hoa Binh College of Economics and Technology, Hoa Binh College of Engineering and Technology cooperated with the Provincial Youth Union to organize Laos Bunpimay Traditional New Year for the international students and students studying at these two schools. There was the attendance of the leaders from the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, the Provincial Public Security, Vietnam - Lao Friendship Association and Lao - Thai Friendship Association of Overseas Vietnamese.
The leaders from the Department
of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs were giving gifts to congratulate
Laos students on the occasion of the traditional New Year.
Bunpimay is a traditional Laos
New Year that takes place from April 14-16 every year. On these days, the
people splash water to pray for good luck and peace for the whole year.
Currently, there are 58
international students studying in Hoa Binh College of Economics and Technology
and Hoa Binh College of Engineering and Technology. In addition to the human
resource training, the schools have created the best conditions for the
students to study, live and organize many meaningful and practical activities
to help them integrate and strengthen Vietnam - Laos friendship and solidarity.
On the occasion of the
traditional New Year, the participants and the school gave flowers, sent their
best wishes to the students, and welcomed the new year with the traditional
ceremony of tying the thread, the cultural and culinary exchanges.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
