(HBO) – A festival has been held in Sao Bay High School for young art troupes to popularise revolutionary songs. Themed "Hoa Binh youth move forward under the Party flag,” the event was jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) of Hoa Binh and Kim Boi district's Centre for Culture, Information and Communications.
A performance at the festival.
The festival drew 15 art troupes from the youth unions of Sao Bay High School
and Sao Bay commune. They performed 15 songs in different forms such as solo,
duet, trio, group singing, singing and dancing, praising the Party, President
Ho Chi Minh, revolutionary tradition and love for the homeland, nation and
people, as well as Vietnamese soldiers and young people.
This was a practical and effective activity to educate the youth on the
revolutionary tradition, inspiring their pride on the older generations'
glorious struggles for national independence and freedom. The event also aimed
to promote the solidarity and self-resilience as well as the love for the
Fatherland among youth union members and youngsters, while highlighting the
pioneering role of the youth in all aspects of the social life, strengthening
healthy cultural and art movements, and contributing to maintaining the
national cultural identity./.
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