Kim Boi district has worked to preserve and promote the cultural trait of the local Muong ethnic minority group, taking them as a mission to popularise and effectively carry out the Party’s guidelines and the State’s regulations.
Artisan Bui Tien Xo is
instructing members of the Muong gong club in Thao Ca hamlet, Vinh Tien commune
how to play chieng (gong).
The district has directed competent sectors and
branches to enhance communications work to raise public awareness of policies
on preserving and promoting cultural heritage. Besides, it has paid due
attention to safeguarding traditional folk games, honouring artisans, families
and community with standout contributions to the preservation work, and promote
the restoration of traditional festivals such as Muong Dong festival, Lap
communal house festival, and Sim pagoda festival.
The culture and information bureau proposes the
district organise art performance programmes and create traditional cultural
space to preserve and develop the culture.
According to head of the bureau Nguyen Thanh Ha,
a number of practical measures have been rolled out to keep the Muong ethnic
culture alive such as arranging training classes for cultural officials and Mo
Muong artisans, debuting the club to preserve and promote Mo Muong cultural
heritage, and organising contest and festivals.
Besides, the district has listed local
intangible cultural heritage, handed the items on younger generations and
honour artisans, she said, adding the State has bestowed the artisan title on
nine folk artists, including seven Mo Muong, one Muong folk singing and one
Muong gong artist.
Meritorious artisan Bach Thi Dao in Beo hamlet,
Xuan Thuy commune, has had a strong passion for Muong folk songs since she was
a little girl. She established a Muong folk singing and gong club in 2017 with
a view to teaching local kids about the Muong tradition.
Statistics showed that there are 45 shamans in
Kim Boi district who have a great deal of knowledge and a deep insight into the
Mo Muong values. They have conducted Mo Muong rituals in line with current
regulations to preserve and promote its values.
In the coming time, Kim Boi district will
continue communications work to raise public awareness of the preservation of
the traditional values, and encourage communes and town to establish cultural
clubs and honour those who make contributions to safeguarding the local
cultural treasure.
On February 12th (i.e. Lunar January 15), the People's Committee of Hop Tien commune, Kim Boi district organized the Festival of Sim Pagoda Festival in At Ty Spring, 2025. The festival welcomed many people and tourists to visit the pagoda and enjoy the scenery.
The palanquin procession to Sim Pagoda.
As Hoa Binh province is set to host 115 spring festivals, local departments, sectors and localities are joining hands to ensure safety for the events.
In many major cultural events in Hanoi, the sound of the Muong people's gongs has become a special tone, contributing to the unique harmony that praises the cultural values accumulated over thousands of years along with the sacred soul of the capital city.
On the first day back to work and school after the Lunar New Year holiday, thousands of female officials, civil servants, and students from grade nine and above in Lac Son district proudly wore the traditional Muong attire. The vibrant brocade patterns created a striking cultural display, reinforcing the community's commitment to preserving and promoting their heritage.
The provincial-level Khai Ha festival 2025 of the Muong ethnic minority group took place at Phong Phu commune’s stadium in Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province on the morning of February 5 (the 8th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Snake).
"Xuong Dong” (going to the field) festival opened in Yen Phu commune of Hoa Binh’s Lac Son district on February 5, or the eighth day of the Year of the Snake, drawing thousands of locals and visitors to partake in a variety of activities.
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