In recent years, the movement of mass culture and arts in Kim Boi district has been maintained and developed, contributing to preserving and promoting traditional cultural values and building a cultural life at the grassroots level.
An art troupe of Thao Ca hamlet, Vinh Tien commune (Kim
Boi district) performs to popularise the National Target Programme on New-style
Rural Area Building.
As a rule, every
day evening, the members of the mass art performance team of Thao Ca hamlet, in
Vinh Tien commune gather at the communal house of the hamlet to practice and
rehearse music.
Kim Boi district has 158 art performance teams with more than 5,000 members.
Each team has an average of 10 key actors, including amateur actors, the
elderly, and youth union members, and young people. Even though they are busy, members of the performance teams always arrange
their work to practice together.
In addition to the supported finance, most teams voluntarily contribute funds
to equipment and costumes serving their performance. They join performance
activities at the grassroots level and cultural and art programmes of the
district and the province.
Last year, the grassroots mass arts team of Kim Boi district coordinated with
the provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe and the provincial Culture and Cinema Centre
to organise five mobile performance programmes in Cuoi Ha, Nuong Dam, Kim Boi,
Hop Tien and Du Sang communes to popularise the Party's guidelines, the State’s
policies and laws, and local regulations related social evil prevention.
The district also successfully organised the district-level popularisation
contest, with the participation of 467 actors, actresses and artisans from all
the 17 communes and towns of the district.
Nguyen Thanh Ha, head of the culture and information office of Kim Boi
district, said to create favourable conditions for mass arts performance teams
to develop and operate effectively, Kim Boi district has focused on developing
its facilities cultural institutions.
Many cultural houses in villages and residential areas have been newly built with
halls and stages equipped with lighting and sound systems, and basic auxiliary
equipment to meet the practice and performance requirements of art teams. The district's culture and information office has also regularly coordinated to
organise mass art shows, creating a healthy playground for art teams.
The widespread mass arts movement not only contributes to improving the
cultural and spiritual life of the people but also helps promote solidarity
among local residents.
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.
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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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