(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has convened a meeting to discuss the preparations for the Khai ha Muong Bi Festival 2023. Vice Chairman of the administration Nguyen Van Toan, who is also head of the festival organising committee, chaired the session.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee
Nguyen Van Toan addresses the meeting.
As 2023 marks 20 years since the restoration of
the Khai ha Muong Bi Festival in Tan Lac district, the coming event will be
held at the provincial level. The festival is scheduled to take place with
rituals and festivities from January 27 to 29, which is from the sixth to
eighth day of the first lunar month,. In particular, rituals will be performed
at the shrine of Luy Ai hamlet, Phong Phu commune. Festivities on January 27
and 28 will feature various activities such as sports competitions, folk games,
the Muong Bi night market, an exhibition of typical products of localities and
participating units across the province, a folk singing contest, performances
of traditional musical instruments, and a show of the Muong ethnic group’s
costumes.
The festival opening ceremony will be held at
the stadium of Phong Phu commune on January 29 and broadcast live on the Hoa
Binh Radio and Television Station and the online Hoa Binh Newspaper.
At the meeting, officials looked into such
issues as the guests to be invited to the opening ceremony, the making of a
detailed organisation plan, the assignment of tasks to members of the
organising committee, the establishment of sub-committees, and participants in
folk games.
Speaking at the session, Vice Chairman of the
provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan said the People’s Committee of
Tan Lac district, which is the standing body of the organising committee, and
departments and sectors need to actively work with one another to complete a
detailed plan on the holding of the festival as soon as possible. They need to
set up sub-committees and assigned concrete tasks to relevant parties. In
particular, it is necessary to frequently report to the provincial People’s
Committee so as to take timely actions.
He demanded infrastructure preparations for the
festival be finished soon to ensure safety and meet organisation requirements,
environmental hygiene given due attention, and communications increased before
and during the festival to attract visitors.
As a heavy workload needs to be done before the
festival takes place, the standing body and relevant units should quickly
perform their duties to ensure that all preparations are completed before the
Lunar New Year holiday, according to the official./.
As part of Project 6 under the national target program for socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas in 2024, Lạc Sơn District, Hoa Binh province focuses on diverse and practical activities to promote the project's goal: "Preserving and promoting the beautiful traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in conjunction with tourism development."
After 3 years of implementing Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated October 11, 2021 of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of Hoa Binh province's ethnic groups in the period of 2021 – 2025 with the orientation to 2030 (NQ04), it has mobilized the participation of the entire political system, the people from all walks of life and there have been positive changes. So far, out of the 10 targets of NQ04, 3 targets have been met and exceeded the plan set for 2025. Typically, 70% of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) of ethnic groups in the province is on the list of the national ICH items and they have been protected and restored, exceeding 20% of the proposed Resolution.
Great National Unity Day has been recently celebrated in Duong hamlet, Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district, in an atmosphere of warmth and community spirit. The event highlighted national identity and strengthened the bond of solidarity among residents.
On November 28, the People's Committee of Cao Phong district organized the Cultural and Sports Festival of Cao Phong district's ethnic groups in 2024.
