(HBO) - On February 21 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year), at the stadium of Dung Phong commune, the Cao Phong district People's Committee held Muong Thang Season Opening Festival in the Year of the Dog 2018. This is the first year the festival is held with the scale of the district level, on the basis of upgrading the Farming Festival of the Muong ethnic group in Dung Phong commune.

The festival began with the worshiping of the Three Mountainous Saints at the shrine of Muong Thang (Dong Ngoai village); worshipping ceremony at the tomb of Princess Le (Xuong Dau village); Procession Ceremony from Muong Thang Shrine to the stadium of Dung Phong commune. Here, when the gong and music ended, the Mo person slowly walked up to read the request for permission to open the festival in Muong ethnic language.

After the traditional ceremony, in the opening session, the organizers highlighted the meaning of the Festival, outlined the achievements of socio-economic development of the district and told the activities during the Festival. The organizers of the festival desired that the committees and administrations from the district to the communes, towns and local people who are far from the homeland, visitors always aim for the source, continue to invest, embellish, preserve and manage the Cultural relics and revolutional relics to promote more valuable historical-cultural relics, contributing to the history of cultural and Revolutional tradition of Muong Thang homeland, building Dung Phong commune to become  a strong, civilized commune, and leading in the movement to build new rural agricultural area.


Art Program celebrating Muong Thang Season Opening Festival in the Year of the Dog 2018.

The art program is started with the performance of the Muong gongs of nearly 200 actors who are gong artists and mass performers, which recreated the history of the festival, flower garden legend, Coi mountain and introduced typical cultural characteristics and typical products of Cao Phong district.

At the festival, visitors can visit, enjoy the booth displaying, introducing cultural products, cuisine of the communes, towns in the district. Besides, at the Festival, there are also performances of singing Ví, Đúm, Muong gongs; organizing sports tournaments, folk games; exchanging art performances and performing ethnic costumes.

According to the plan, Muong Thang Season Opening Festival in the Year of the Dog 2018 would be held until the end of the morning of February 22 (the 7th of Lunar New Year).

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