(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.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
Volleyball is a popular, easy-to-play, and easy-to-practice sport that not only helps improve health and spiritual life, and tighten solidarity in the community but also practically promotes the campaign "All people exercise their bodies following the great example of Uncle Ho”. In recent years, the movement of volleyball practice has strongly developed, spreading widely to the communes and the towns in the province.
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The 32nd Traditional Marathon Tournament of Hoa Binh Newspaper Cup in 2024 has ended, but there are still good memories and impressions. Through 32 successfully organized seasons, the tradition, brand, quality, and appeal of the tournament have been affirmed.
Seventy anglers from Hoa Binh and other cities and provinces across the nation participated in a sport fishing tournament in Hoa Binh city on November 20. The event was held by the provincial People’s Committee in collaboration with the Vietnam Sport Fishing Association.
