(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has convened a meeting to discuss the preparations for the Khai ha Muong Bi Festival 2023. Vice Chairman of the administration Nguyen Van Toan, who is also head of the festival organising committee, chaired the session.

As 2023 marks 20 years since the restoration of the Khai ha Muong Bi Festival in Tan Lac district, the coming event will be held at the provincial level. The festival is scheduled to take place with rituals and festivities from January 27 to 29, which is from the sixth to eighth day of the first lunar month,. In particular, rituals will be performed at the shrine of Luy Ai hamlet, Phong Phu commune. Festivities on January 27 and 28 will feature various activities such as sports competitions, folk games, the Muong Bi night market, an exhibition of typical products of localities and participating units across the province, a folk singing contest, performances of traditional musical instruments, and a show of the Muong ethnic group’s costumes.

The festival opening ceremony will be held at the stadium of Phong Phu commune on January 29 and broadcast live on the Hoa Binh Radio and Television Station and the online Hoa Binh Newspaper.

At the meeting, officials looked into such issues as the guests to be invited to the opening ceremony, the making of a detailed organisation plan, the assignment of tasks to members of the organising committee, the establishment of sub-committees, and participants in folk games.

Speaking at the session, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan said the People’s Committee of Tan Lac district, which is the standing body of the organising committee, and departments and sectors need to actively work with one another to complete a detailed plan on the holding of the festival as soon as possible. They need to set up sub-committees and assigned concrete tasks to relevant parties. In particular, it is necessary to frequently report to the provincial People’s Committee so as to take timely actions.

He demanded infrastructure preparations for the festival be finished soon to ensure safety and meet organisation requirements, environmental hygiene given due attention, and communications increased before and during the festival to attract visitors.

As a heavy workload needs to be done before the festival takes place, the standing body and relevant units should quickly perform their duties to ensure that all preparations are completed before the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the official./.