(HBO) – A ceremony was held on February 22 to receive a certificate acknowledging Mau (Mother Goddesses) temple in Vu Lam commune (Lac Son district) of the northwestern mountainous province of Hoa Binh as a provincial historical, culture relic.
Vice Director of
provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bui Xuan Truong presents
the certificate recognising Mau temple as provincial historical, culture relic
to leaders of Vu Lam commune (Lac Son district).
The temple is located on
Lam Hoa 1 street in Vu Lam commune (Lac Son district). It was built in 1920 in
an area of about 30 sq.m. by local people, with one room and four pillars of simple
ancient architecture, along with a thatch roof and wooden walls. An altar
honouring three Mother Goddesses was placed inside the temple.
In 1922, residents of the
street donated money to improve the temple in a larger area of 100 sq.m.
The Mau temple festival of
the Muong ethnic people is celebrated on the third day of the third lunar
month, the tenth day of the six month and the twentieth day of the ninth month.
Ever since its establishment, the temple has been a centre for cultural and
communal activities where people pray for the country’s peace, fair weather and
happiness.
An art performance of the
art troupe in Vu Lam commune (Lac Son district).
To conserve and develop
traditional cultural values, on June 22, 2018, the Hoa Binh People’s Committee
issued a decision on recognising the temple as a provincial historical and
cultural relic. This is an encouragement for the authorities and people in Vu
Lam in particular and Lac Son district in general to be more determined to
enhance the values of the relic, drawing more tourists to the temple and
contributing to the culture conservation and development in Lac Son./.
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.
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