(HBO) - Mai Chau district recently organised an art performance festival for the masses, themed ‘Keep singing the marching song’. The event attracted the participation of 300 artists from 13 communes and towns across the district.
Participating troupes brought to the show 40 acts, many of
which were self-choreographed, reflecting their creativity and local cultural
characteristics.
A number of impressive musical performances included Duong chung ta di (Our way) and Hat mai khuc quan hanh (Keep singing the
marching song) by a troupe from Mai Chau town; as well as Bai ca Ho Chi Minh (The ballad of Ho Chi Minh) and Sac Xuan (Colours of Spring) by another
from Pa Co commune.
The festival rounded off with 20 prizes given to outstanding
participants. The Mai Chau town troupe won the first prize, while the second
and third prizes respectively went to those of Pa Co and Na Phon communes. Van
Mai commune, meanwhile, secured the consolation prize./.
The People’s Committee of Lac Son district held a ceremony on April 28 to receive the provincial relic certificate for the ancient rock carving site at Suoi Co stream, located in My Thanh commune.
A special music show titled "The country is in the fullness of joy” has been held at Hoa Binh Square in Hoa Binh city in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification (April 30, 1975–2025).
The People's Committee of Lo Son commune, Tan Lac district, has organised the local annual traditional stream fishing festival on April 19 - 20.
As a land deeply intertwined with human history and Vietnam’s millennia-long journey of nation-building and defence, Hoa Binh is often revered for its epic tales and legends.
Residents of Hoa Binh boast a rich cultural identity, reflected in their unique language, traditional attire, customs, and folk melodies – described as "sweet as honey, clear as a mountain stream.”
Lac Son district’s Vu ban town held the 2025 Truong Kha temple festival on April 12–13 (the 15th–16th days of the third lunar month). Since its revival in 2019, the festival has been organised every three years, preserving valuable intangible heritage while meeting the community’s cultural and spiritual needs.
