(HBO) - In 2 days, March 6th and 7th, the fesstival of Ke pagoda in 2023 took place in Phu Vinh commune (Tan Lac).
The performance of Muong gongs at the festival.
The festival of Ke Pagoda is the first clearing ceremony of the year, according to the Muong language is "Le tha Cha chua”. The festival is a religious and community activity associated with wet-rice agriculture in order to return to the roots and express the gratitude to the Buddha and the village lords who have helped the people to build Ke ditch to bring water to the fields, teach the people to build the land and establish Muong area. It is also to wish for a year of favorale rain, the peaceful wind, which is full of happiness. The festival is also an opportunity for people to meet, exchange, tighten the solidarity and propagate the preservation and promotion of the national cultural identity in the customs and culinary life of the local people.
At the festival, the delegates and the local people had an opportinity to watch the concert of Muong gongs and the special cultural performances imbued with the national identity; visiting the stalls displaying the traditional handicraft products, the ethnic musical instruments and the cuisine. The festival organizing board organized the competitions in sports and folk games such as aray fighting, cotton ball throwing, stall dancing, swings, stilt walking, volleyball, etc.
Hoa Binh province has carried out multiple programmes and initiatives to revive its cultural heritage which has gradually fallen into oblivion through the ebbs and flows of history.
The most prominent and defining feature in the prehistoric era of Hoa Binh is the Hoa Binh Culture. The Culture was first discovered in Hoa Binh. The significant prehistoric culture represents not only Vietnam but also Southeast Asia and southern China. Through excavations of cave sites in the limestone regions of Hoa Binh, French archaeologist M. Colani introduced the world to a "Stone Age in Hoa Binh province – Northern Vietnam" in 1927. On January 30, 1932, the First Congress of Far Eastern Prehistorians, held in Hanoi, officially recognised the Hoa Binh Culture.
Known as the "Land of Epic History”, Hoa Binh province, the gateway to Vietnam’s northwest, boasts a strategic location and a unique cultural tapestry woven by its ethnic minority communities.
The People's Committee of Luong Son District recently held a ceremony to receive the certificate recognizing Sau Communal House in Thanh Cao Commune as a provincial-level historical and cultural site.
Recognising the importance of cultural heritage preservation in protecting and promoting the value system of Vietnamese culture, and serving socio-economic development in the new period, Party committees and local administrations in Hoa Binh province have identified it as a key task in the cultural development strategy. The province has been making efforts in mobilising resources, creating consensus among people and engaging ethnic communities in preserving and promoting cultural identity.
Hoa Binh province has captured growing attention both domestically and internationally for its distinctive cultural heritage and rich history. Most notably, it has been renowned for its famous Hoa Binh culture, considered the cradle of ancient Vietnamese civilisation. Looking ahead to significant milestones in 2025 and the 140th anniversary of province establishment in 2026, Hoa Binh Newspaper presents a comprehensive overview of the province's development across economic, social, cultural, tourism, and security domains.
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