(HBO) – Despite changes in their modern life, an increasing number of Muong ethnic women seek their ways back to their old days by wearing traditional dresses to celebrate lunar New Year (Tet) instead of modern outfits.
Muong Dong ethnic women in
Kim Boi district in traditional costumes prepare a tray of their signature
dishes.
In an interview with
reporters from the Hoa Binh Newspaper, Bui Thi Hao from Chanh hamlet in Vinh
Dong commune said with delight that in her village, elderlies wear Muong costumes
every day while younger women prefer Muong dresses for the occasions of
festivals, ceremonies, and weddings.
According to her, all
women in her village own at least one traditional dress and a silver chain belt,
passed down as a special keepsake among women in their families for
generations.
A traditional Muong dress
consists of a white shirt and long black skirt. The outfit, which is suitable
for different body sizes, keeps its wearer comfortable in the cool weather in spring
but is still elegant enough. Nowadays, the shirt has more colours than just
white due to local women’s preferences.
Life is changing. Muong
people’s stilt houses have been replaced with cement ones, and parts of their
language and traditions modified. However, their costume embodies a strong
power to survive and even thrive in the modern life./.
A great national solidarity festival was held in Ngai hamlet, Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, on November 8. Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province Bui Van Khanh, and Colonel Trinh Duc Thiem, Commander of the provincial Military Command, attended the event.
A great national unity festival was held in Cau Son hamlet in Nhuan Trach commune of Luong Son district on November 10.
The organising board for the Hoa Binh Culture and Tourism Week 2024 has officially released its press statement.
The People’s Committee of Hoa Binh province held a press conference on November 5 to announce the details of its upcoming 2024 Culture-Tourism Week.
The ancient Muong area of Muong Dong – Kim Boi is experiencing a cultural resurgence, becoming a popular source of spiritual enrichment and drawing locals from walks of life.
On November 3rd, the residential area, sub-zone 1, Mai Chau town (Mai Chau) organized the Great National Solidarity and the Culture Festival between the local people and the armed forces. There was the attendance of Colonel Do Thanh Binh, the Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, the Director of the Provincial Public Security; the leaders from the appropriate departments and branches of the province and Mai Chau district. This is the residential area chosen to host the Great Solidarity Festival in the district in 2024.
