(HBO) - From 3rd to 5th January, the People's Committee of Pa Co
commune organizes Gau Tao festival to celebrate the Party, the Year of the Rat
in 2020. Gau Tao festival of Mong ethnic people in Mai Chau district is a
traditional folk festival as well as a cultural and religious activity that
have existed for a long time. The festival has been restored since 2017. In the
joyful and bustling atmosphere of the days which are close to the Lunar New
Year, Mong ethnic people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes have all gathered at
the Stadium of Sports & Culture in Xa Linh hamlet, Pa Co commune to
participate in the special activities of the festival.
The group of photos capturing the impressive images at the Gau Tao Festival in 2020:
The performing arts
bearing the cultural identity of Mong ethnic people are being performed at the
festival.
The ritual ceremony of
Neu tree making, the highlight of Gau Tao festival in Pa Co and Hang Kia
communes, Mai Chau.
A lot of items are
sold at food stalls such as Day cakes, plum vegetables, passion fruits,
radishes ... and Thang Co (a kind of dish from the horse’s viscera - the
indispensable dish in the upland fair.
The local people and
tourists are eager to participate in the stages to make an important dish of
the New Year of Mong ethnic people - Day cakes.
At the end of the
ceremony, people are spreading out to visit the food stalls and participating
in the special folk games.
Every year, on the 26th day of the 10th lunar month, people in the Muong Trac and Muong Ram areas, Lac Thinh commune, Yen Thuy district, celebrate the "De” rice (fermented rice) festival.
Grapefruit is the main crop in Tan Lac district. From mid-November until now, Tan Lac red grapefruit has entered the autumn period.
Starting from the end of October, Cao Phong orange region entered a new target. With confirmed quality, Cao Phong oranges have a special appeal for consumers inside and outside Hoa Binh province as well as tourists to Hoa Binh.
(HBO) - Within the framework of activities of the first Fish and Shrimp Festival of Da river in Hoa Binh province; OCOP Agricultural Fair and product exhibition in the Northern midlands and mountainous areas in 2023, in the evening of October 26, the Provincial People's Committee held the festival praying for fish and releasing flower lanterns on Da River.
(HBO) - Mai Chau district is not only known for its fresh climate, poetic landscape and hospitable ethnic people but also for its native folk culture, festivals, and traditional crafts. These are the "golden advantages" for developing community-based tourism, making Mai Chau an attractive tourist destination.
(HBO) - A night festival with flower-shaped lanterns was held on the Da river in Hoa Binh city on October 26 as part of the activities in the framework of the first Da River Fish-Shrimp Festival, and the Agricultural Fair and Exhibition of OCOP products in the northern midland and mountainous region in 2023. The event attracted crowds of visitors and local residents. Thousands of colourful lanterns were floated, creating a shimmering scene on the river. Each lantern carried messages of peace, good fortune, and good weather.
