(HBO) – The People’s Committee of Cao Phong district on August 18 organised a workshop on Mo Muong, unique cultural heritage of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province. The event brought together representatives from the People’s Committee and 50 artisans from three Mo Muong clubs in Cao Phong, Tan Lac, and Lac Son districts.
Bui Van Dong, a Mo practitioner in Thach Yen commune, Cao Phong district, performs Mo Muong at the workshop.
Mo Muong is a job and also a performance practiced at funerals, religious
festivals, and life cycle rituals by the Muong ethnic group. The art consists
of Mo prayers and performances, by Mo practitioners, or Mo artisans.
Cao Phong is home to 37 Mo artisans, and eight learners and assistants, all of
them members the Mo Muong Thang Club.
Currently, most of the Mo artisans are old, thus hindering their efforts in
teaching and preserving the art. Therefore, the workshop was intended to seek ways to preserve and promote
intangible cultural heritage values of Mo Muong in the new situation.
Participants also looked into how to raise the sense of responsibility among
the artisans for the research, popularisation and practice of Mo Muong.
They shared the view that Mo Muong Thanh in particular and Mo clubs in general
should offer regular training to young Mo practitioners, and organise
activities encouraging people to join preservation efforts. They also proposed
all-level authorities issue more specific policies in support of the
preservation and promotion of the unique cultural heritage.
Once a vibrant part of the daily life for the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province, traditional Muong singing styles such as "thuong rang bo meng” and "hat dup giao duyen” had faded over time. Today, local authorities and communities are working to restore and celebrate this cultural art form, recognising its value in preserving the group’s heritage.
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The provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on December 24 organised a conference to report on the results of collecting, researching, restoring, and preserving "Bi doi”, a musical instrument of the airophonic family and a traditional instrument of the Muong ethnic people in Da Bac district.
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