(HBO) – In the cultural heritage of Vietnamese people, the culture of Muong ethnic group is imprinted in various fields.
Students
come to study exhibits at the provincial museum under the theme "Typical
cultural heritage of Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province”.
On display are nearly 200 documents and objects reflecting some unique features
of Muong culture in Hoa Binh province. The most outstanding is the display area
of Muong ethnic group’s traditional brocade weaving. This craft has existed for
a long time. Girls from 9 to 10 years old know to follow their mothers to the
fields to grow and harvest cotton. When they are 13-14 years old, they learn to
practise spinning.
For the first time, Mo Muong cultural heritage has been shown to the public. Mo
Muong is a collection of mythological epics performed at the funeral of Muong
ethnic people. It reflects the spiritual life and the development history of
Muong ethnic group as well as their viewpoints on life and death, the eternal
existence of human souls, and desires for community cohesion, peace, and good
future.
Today, Mo Muong still exists and is constantly improved by many generations of
Mo prayers. The special value of Mo Muong has been included in the list of
national intangible cultural heritages by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism.
Bui Thi Niem, Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and
Tourism, said the cultural heritage of Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh is
demonstrated in the architecture of stilt houses, costumes, gastronomy,
cultural and historical relic sites, and antiques such as bronze drums, gongs,
and pottery in Muong people’s graves as well as other fields like traditional
customs, festivals, rituals, music, and performing art.
Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh are always proud to be the cradle of the "Hoa
Binh Culture” dating back to more than 20,000 years with the preservation of
hundreds of bronze drums and more than 5,000 precious gongs as well as numerous
festivals featuring the unique culture of the ancient Vietnamese./.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.
In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.
Hoa Binh Pedagogical College has just held the closing ceremony of the training class and issued the certificate of the language of Muong ethnic people to the oficials, civil servants and public employees of courses I and II in 2023.
Hoa Binh is an ancient land home to limestone mountains running along the southeast direction and in parallel with Truong Son Mountain Range in the West, forming many basins and valleys with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Humans came to reside here in the pre-historic period, creating the world-famous Hoa Binh Civilisation.