(HBO) – The Great National Solidarity Festival went vibrant in Hoa Binh province with a series of activities, including traditional sports like crossbow shooting, nem con (throwing a colourful ball through a ring), and tug of war.
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other rural areas in the province, locals in Ren hamlet, Tan Lac district’s Gia
Mo commune organise a crossbow shooting contest during the great national
solidarity day.
The festival, which in full swing in November,
was described as an important event in each village, helping strengthen the
national solidarity bloc. Sport activities have been an indispensable part, and
become a highlight of the festival for years.
Besides volleyball, which has been favoured in many residential areas,
traditional sports and folk games were added in this year festival’s
activities.
According to Bui Van Bu, Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee in Gia Mo
commune, Tan Lac district, the festival creates an opportunity for the locality
to preserve traditional cultural values. The Fatherland Front Committee always
encourages the organisation of sports competition, and traditional games of
Muong ethnic people.
Several hamlets also held gong performances, he added.
The activities were also held in Tan Lac district’s Do Nhan and Lo Son commune,
and some remote and mountainous communes in the district.
Together with large festivals in the year like Lunar New Year, Tet Doc Lap
(Independence Tet), the great national solidarity day has become an important
event of villages across the province. It helps enhance solidarity, trigger
patriotism, and improve spiritual life of local people, while giving a good
chance for the province to promote and protect traditional cultures.
In recent years, Lac Thuy district has paid increasing attention to investing in cultural and sports infrastructure. These grassroots facilities have attracted a large number of residents to participate in recreational and cultural activities, physical training, and community engagement, contributing to the development of cultural life and the local socio-economic growth.
In recent years, the mass physical training and sports (PTS) movement in Hoa Binh province has developed strongly and spread widely. Regardless of age, gender or occupation, people actively participate in physical training, creating a vibrant and enthusiastic sports atmosphere within the community.
Recently, Hoa Binh’s athletes have continued to show strong performances at national-level competitions. Alongside elite athletes, several standout performers have emerged from grassroots sports movements, underlining the province’s growing sports culture.
From April 26 to 27, at the Provincial Sports Arena, the Hoa Binh Provincial Karate Federation organized the 2025 Hoa Binh Open ASUDO Karate Championship.
While modern sports like volleyball and football continue to grow in popularity, traditional folk games and ethnic sports remain a vibrant and essential part of cultural life among the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
A total of 85 young players from across Hoa Binh province recently participated in the provincial Youth Table Tennis Tournament. Organised by the provincial Centre for Youth Activities, the event was part of activities to celebrate the 94th founding anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (March 26, 1931 – 2025) and the 79th anniversary of Vietnam Sports Day (March 27, 1946 – 2025).
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