(HBO) - From February 12th to 13th (i.e, January 12th and 13th of the lunar calendar), the People's Committee of Van Son commune (Lac Son) held the Festival of Ken Communal House in 2022.
The spiritual rituals of Khenh
communal house are fully implemented.
Located at the foot of Khu Khenh
mountain, Khenh communal house worships the ancestors who have contributed to
Muong ethnic people, helping Muong Khen people to be peaceful with good crops,
helping the people, to be healthy and the animals breeding. The legend tells
that Ngo invaders came to invade Muong land in the past, Mr. Chuong Tin - Ms.
Trieu An used Khu Kheh mountain as a base to recruit Muong soldiers and train
them, then they brought the troops to fight against Ngo invaders. They defeated
the enemy and killed them. They decapitated the enemy general's heads and
brought them to Khu Khenh to sacrifice to heaven and earth. Later, they turned
into Khu Khen. Muong people remember their merits, so they set up a communal
house to worship. The worshiping figures in the communal house include Mr.
Truong Tin, Ms. Trieu An and the village gods...
Being restored and held annually
since 2018, the Festival of Khenh Communal House in 2022 - the traditional
event of folk belief of the People of ethnic groups in the area is held
separately for the ceremony, not for the festival part as every year in order
to ensure the prevention and control of Covid-19 epidemics. However, it can
maintain and promote the values of the traditional cultural identity of Muong
ethnic group. In addition to fully performing the spiritual rituals, the
organizing committee conductes the ceremony of bestowing lucky rice at the
beginning of the year with the desire to bring luck, fortune and wealth to the
families.
With an increasingly vibrant and widespread emulation movement aimed at building cultured residential areas and cultured families, Yen Thuy District has been making steady progress toward improving both the material and spiritual well-being of its people, while fostering a civilized, prosperous, beautiful, and progressive community.
Once lacking recreational spaces and community facilities, Residential Group 2 in Quynh Lam Ward (Hoa Binh City) has recently received attention for the construction of a new, spacious, and fully equipped cultural house. The project followed the model of state support combined with public contributions in both labor and funding.
The "All people unite to build cultural life" movement, which has been effectively integrated with Kim Boi district’s socio-economic development goals, is fostering a lively spirit of emulation across local residential areas, hamlets, villages, public agencies, and enterprises. In addition, through the initiative, traditional cultural values are being preserved and promoted, while community solidarity and mutual support in poverty reduction and economic development are being strengthened.
A working delegation of the Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee led by its Permanent Vice Chairman Nguyen Van Toan on June 11 inspected the progress of a project to build the Mo Muong Cultural Heritage Conservation Space linked to tourism services in Hop Phong commune, Cao Phong district.
Born and growing in the heroic land of Muong Dong, Dinh Thi Kieu Dung, a resident in Bo town of Kim Boi district, in her childhood was nurtured by the sweet lullabies of her grandmother and mother. These melodies deeply imprinted on her soul, becoming an inseparable part of her love for her ethnic group's culture. For over 20 years, this love for her hometown has driven Dung to research, collect, and pass down the cultural values of the Muong people to future generations.
In the final days of May, the Ethnic Art Troupe of Hoa Binh Province organized performances to serve the people in remote, mountainous, and particularly disadvantaged areas within the province. These were not just ordinary artistic shows, but they were the meaningful journeys aimed at spreading cultural values, enhancing the spiritual life of the people and contributing to the preservation of ethnic minority cultural identities.
