(HBO) – The Great National Solidarity Festival went vibrant in Hoa Binh province with a series of activities, including traditional sports like crossbow shooting, nem con (throwing a colourful ball through a ring), and tug of war.
like
other rural areas in the province, locals in Ren hamlet, Tan Lac district’s Gia
Mo commune organise a crossbow shooting contest during the great national
solidarity day.
The festival, which in full swing in November,
was described as an important event in each village, helping strengthen the
national solidarity bloc. Sport activities have been an indispensable part, and
become a highlight of the festival for years.
Besides volleyball, which has been favoured in many residential areas,
traditional sports and folk games were added in this year festival’s
activities.
According to Bui Van Bu, Chairman of the Fatherland Front Committee in Gia Mo
commune, Tan Lac district, the festival creates an opportunity for the locality
to preserve traditional cultural values. The Fatherland Front Committee always
encourages the organisation of sports competition, and traditional games of
Muong ethnic people.
Several hamlets also held gong performances, he added.
The activities were also held in Tan Lac district’s Do Nhan and Lo Son commune,
and some remote and mountainous communes in the district.
Together with large festivals in the year like Lunar New Year, Tet Doc Lap
(Independence Tet), the great national solidarity day has become an important
event of villages across the province. It helps enhance solidarity, trigger
patriotism, and improve spiritual life of local people, while giving a good
chance for the province to promote and protect traditional cultures.
On March 23rd, in Mai Chau district, 5 competition distances of Vietnam Ultra Marathon in 2024 (Vietnam Ultra Marathon 2024 - VUM 2024) organized by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mai Chau District’s People's Committee, Co., Ltd. Phu Thinh (Topas Travel) took place. This is the latest running race in the Topas Vietnam Trail Series and was held in Mai Chau district for the first time.
From March 21st – 23rd, the Department of Education and Training organized the Badminton - Table Tennis Tournament for students in Hoa Binh province in 2024.
The continuous sound of drums and the constant cheers of the viewers at each competition, the match have shown the appeal of the folk games. Having the opportunity to come to the festivals in Hoa Binh, visitors will be fascinated by the form of entertainment containing good traditional cultural values.
In two days, March 3rd – 4th, the Women's Union of Hoa Binh city coordinated with the Center for Culture, Sports and Information of the city to organize the 1st Women's Steam Volleyball Tournament in Hoa Binh in 2024.
Since early 2024, high-achievement sports athletes have received intensive training in preparation for provincial and national tournaments this year.
Whenever Tet holiday and Spring comes, people of all ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province join in the vibrant atmosphere of exchange activities and sports competitions. In which, traditional sports have become indispensable "spiritual food” for many people. Thereby contributing to creating a joyful and bustling atmosphere in the first days of the new year, strengthening solidarity and community attachment, enhancing cultural and spiritual life, and improving people's health...
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