The festival of Xam Xuan communal house during the Dragon Spring in 2024

2/20/2024 - 4:06:56 PM

On February 15th (Lunar January 6th), Phu Lai commune, Yen Thuy district held the opening ceremony of the festival of Xam Xuan communal house during the Dragon Spring in 2024.

The palanquin procession at the festival of Xam communal house in Phu Lai commune, Yen Thuy district.

Xam Communal House was recognized as a provincial historical relic in 2003. The communal house was built in the 5th year of Thieu Tri (1845), worshiping the Tutelary God as a human god, the local people's customary name is Bui Van Khu (i.e. Do Khu). with his wife, the Princess Thien Tinh. Currently, Xam communal house still preserves 11 ordained identities.

Xam communal house festival takes place for 3 days, from February 15^th – 18^th (i.e. Lunar January 6^th – 8^th). The festival consists of 2 parts: the ceremony part and the festival part. The ceremony includes the rice contest procession, the palanquin procession and the opening of the festival; The festival part includes the cultural and arts activities, and sports competitions.

In 2013, Xam communal house was built, renovated, embellished, and restored with a total cost of 11 billion VND. The communal house is not only a place to worship the Tutelary God, the village deity, but it is also a center of cultural activities associated with a community of the residents characterized by Vietnamese wet rice civilization.

3.6 Billion VND Allocated to Preserve Traditional Cultural Values of Ethnic Minorities in Lạc Sơn District

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."

Mobilizing the power to preserve and promote the cultural heritage values

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.