(HBO) - The Tan Lac District People’s Committee has asked communes and towns to encourage the wearing of ethnic minority outfits under Document No 45/PVHTT dated March 20. The move aims to honour and promote the cultural heritages of local ethnic minority groups.
Local people in Phong Phu commune, Tan
Lac district, wear traditional outfits while attending a district sporting
festival.
Local officials and public servants are also encouraged to wear traditional
clothing on special occasions, such as Vietnamese Ethnic Groups’ Culture Day
(April 14), Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23), International Women’s
Day (March 8), and Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20).
Earlier, the committee issued a plan to carry out the "Preserving and promoting
the traditional outfits of ethnic minority groups in the current period” project.
It also conducted surveys and evaluated and named ethnic minority clothing on a
list of local intangible cultural heritages in the 2021-2023 period. It has
also sharpened its focus on promoting traditional clothing in tandem with
tourism development./.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
The clothing of women reflects the culture of the Muong, Thai, Tay, Dao, and Mong ethnic groups in the northern province of Hoa Binh.
Gongs hold a special place in the cultural and spiritual life of the Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province. More than musical instruments, they are an indispensable part of community rituals and collective memory, echoing through generations as a spiritual thread linking the past, present, and future.
Preserving and promoting the cultural values of the Muong ethnic group has become an urgent task in the current context, as many traditional values face the risk of fading away. This effort requires not only protecting the cultural identity but also eliminating outdated customs and developing a modern cultural lifestyle, contributing to sustainable values for the Muong community in Hoa Binh province.
The Muong ethnic culture, deeply rooted in Vietnam’s mountainous north, continues to be preserved and revitalised by dedicated individuals and communities determined to safeguard their ancestral identity.
.jpg)
