(HBO) - Taking place on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Mong ethnic minority, Gau Tao festival celebrating the Party and the Lunar New Year in 2023 organized by the People's Committees of 2 communes, Pa Co and Hang Kia, (Mai Chau) has brought a joyful and thriling New Year atmosphere. Many exciting and attractive cultural and sports activities imbued with the identity of Mong ethnic minority have been attracting visitors to experience and explore. Hoa Binh newspaper has recorded the special images of this festival.
Mong ethnic minorities in Hang
Kia and Pa Co communes are performing to celebrate the Party and the Spring.
Beating the drums to open Gau Tao
festival.
Performing the spiritual rituals
by Neu tree to pray for the health of the people and bountiful crops.
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The sound of the trumpet calling
for Spring to open the festival.
Urging the footsteps of the
relatives and tourists to come back to open Gau Tao festival.
Mong girls in Hang Kia are
radiantly beautiful with Pao throwing games.
The men are competing in pounding
Day cakes - a work requiring a lot of energy and technique.
Visitors are experiencing the
national sports of walking on stilts.
Immersing oneself in the joyful
festive atmosphere.
Extending the circle of Xeo
dancing of the national unity.
With skillful and meticulous craftsmanship, H’Mong women in Pa Co Commune, Mai Chau district carefully carry out dozens of manual steps to weave skirts, bags, scarves… with vibrant colors. They continue to preserve the traditional brocade weaving, transforming these products into tourism goods while also promoting the H’Mong people's unique cultural beauty.
The image of players wearing "shorts and numbered shirts” is very familiar at the football tournaments. At Khai Ha festival in Khang Vat hamlet, Thuong Coc commune, Lac Son district, the fans, tourists and people witnessed a unique image when the Organizing Committee issued a regulation: the female participants must wear Muong skirts.
Hoa Binh is an attractive choice for Tet tourism with the beautiful scenery, diverse culture, especially the brilliant beauty of spring in the Northwest. The destination has been attracting tens of thousands of domestic and international tourists, experiencing the atmosphere of the Lunar New Year of At Ty and embarking on the 2025 spring travel journey.
Thac Bo Temple is located in the tourism area of Hoa Binh Lake and it is a famous spiritual and cultural tourism destination. The majestic and poetic beauty of the place known as "Ha Long Bay” on land, along with the cultural identity of Muong, Dao, and Tay ethnic groups and the sacredness of the relic site has become an unmissable destination for many people in the province and tourists from all over the country whenever Tet and Spring appear.
The streets of Hoa Binh city have been adorned with banners, slogans, flags, and flowers to mark the 95th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – 2025), celebrating the hometown's progress and renewal. Reporters from Hoa Binh Newspaper captured images of the significant occasion.
With the theme "Hoa Binh- Confidently moving forward", the mascots welcoming the Year of the Snake are displayed at Hoa Binh Square, ensuring aesthetic beauty and imbued with national cultural identity. The works have received a positive welcome from the people, creating an exciting atmosphere for traditional Tet celebration and serving as a cultural and tourism highlight to attract visitors to Hoa Binh city and Hoa Binh province.
