(HBO) - Muong Vang in Lac Son district is one of the four biggest and best-known Muong ethnic areas in Hoa Binh. With 90 percent of the local population being Muong ethnic people, the district has always paid special attention to the preservation and development of the local traditional cultural value.
Residents in Mu village, Tu Do commune (Lac Son) still keep the traditional
cultural characteristics in their brocade products
As
part of efforts to conserve the local intangible cultural heritage, the
district has revived a number of traditional festivals such as Coi Temple
festival in Vu Binh commune, the procession of Khu Dung cave spirit in Nhan
Nghia commune, the Xuong dong festival to pray for bumper crop in Yen Phu commune,
and Du Voi festival in Vụ Ban township.
Several
historical and cultural relics in the district have been recognised as
provincial-level relics, namely Cay Si Temple, Truong Kha Temple and Thuong
Temple in Vu Ban township, Mau Temple in Vu Binh commune and Mu waterfall
scenic spot in Tu Do commune.
Surveys
have revealed that local residents are keeping over 3,000 sets of gongs. Local
authority has held classes for young people to learn the art of gong from
elderly people. At the same time, the
district also organizes gong performance and folk singing competitions along
with Muong ethnic costumes shows to promote the traditional culture.
Besides,
the district has paid attention to maintaining the brocade weaving craft in Luc
hamlet, Yen Nghiep commune, and rattan weaving in Bui hamlet, Nhan Nghia
commune, which helps preserve the traditional cultural identity and serve
tourism at the same time./.
The Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance held a New Year meeting with its member cooperatives on February 25 to review past achievements and outline future goals.
The Khai Ha (Going down to the field) Festival of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province is a vibrant cultural event that draws thousands of local people and tourists each year. Held in Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district, this festival is deeply rooted in the spiritual and agricultural traditions of the Muong people.
On February 9, at Hoa Binh Conference Center, the Provincial Literature and Arts Association organized the 23rd Vietnam Poetry Day in 2025 with the theme "The bright land of Poetry”. The event has attracted the participation of many artists, artisans, poetry clubs and poetry lovers in the province, along with other artists from Hoa Binh who are living and composing outside the province and the representatives of some Central Professional Associations from Hanoi.
From February 9th to 13th (i.e. Lunar January 12th to 16th), in Yen Tri Commune, Yen Thuy District A Cultural Week was organized to celebrate the Party and At Ty Spring, 2025 with a series of the cultural, artistic, sports and culinary festival activities.
On February 9th, i.e. the 12th of Lunar January, the People's Committee of Van Son Commune (Lac Son) organized the opening ceremony of the Festival of Khenh Communal House of the Year of the Snake 2025. There was the attendance of the delegates from the districts and the city in the province, along with a large number of tourists and the local people.