Whenever Tet holiday and Spring comes, people of all ethnic groups in Hoa Binh province join in the vibrant atmosphere of exchange activities and sports competitions. In which, traditional sports have become indispensable "spiritual food” for many people. Thereby contributing to creating a joyful and bustling atmosphere in the first days of the new year, strengthening solidarity and community attachment, enhancing cultural and spiritual life, and improving people's health...
Stick pushing at the Gau Tao Festival in 2024.
Recently, the Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee of two communes Hang Kia and Pa Co (Mai Chau district) organized the Gau Tao festival of the Mong ethnic group in 2024. In addition to the traditional cultural values of the Gau Tao festival, other activities exchanging some folk games and sports such as: throwing pao, playing tu lu, walking on stilts, pushing sticks... are attractive highlights that make the festival atmosphere more fun and exciting.
Not only the Gau Tao festival of the Mong people, but also most festivals are held in two parts, including the ceremony and the festival. In the festival, an indispensable activity is competing in traditional sports. Typically: Muong Ethnic Opening Ceremony, Tien Pagoda Festival, Xen Muong Festival...
The common point of ethnic sports is that they do not require too much technique, easyly practice and play, regardless of gender or age, and gather a large number of people to participate, especially on Tet holidays.
Besides the development of many sports and modern forms of entertainment, ethnic sports still have a strong vitality in life and play an important role in festivals every Tet holiday.
Hoa Binh province has always paid attention to preserving and developing national sports. Crossbow shooting, tug of war, stick pushing tournaments are traditional sports tournaments, organized annually by the province, attracting the participation of typical cores of the national sports movement at the grassroots level.
At the Sports Congress at all levels in Hoa Binh province, national sports such as crossbow shooting, tug of war, and stick pushing are included in the competition program. In localities, people enthusiastically and actively practice sports.
There are 835 grassroots sports clubs in Hoa Binh province. In which, 64 club pushing clubs and 60 crossbow shooting clubs.
Along with promoting the spirit of volunteerism and completing the core tasks of the Youth Communist Union and the youth movement, in recent years, the Youth Communist Union at all levels in the province has regularly organized the movement of physical exercise and sports attracting the participation of a large number of union members and young people. These activities help the union members and the young people raise their awareness of self-training, improving their health, and building a healthy lifestyle and they are also a solution to attract and gather the young people in many localities.
In recent years, modern dance has gradually become popular and emerged as a trend, attracting more and more young people in Hoa Binh to practice and perform. As an art form consisting of many different dancing genres, participating in modern dancing activities, practitioners not only improve their health, physique, flexibility, agility, and confidence, but they also contribute to building a healthy cultural and artistic movement in the community.
In the afternoon of January 18th, at Hoa Binh Provincial Stadium, Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) played against Hue Football Club (Hue FC) in the 6th round of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang, 2024-2025 tournament.
After two tense and dramatic halves of the final round of the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese football team played excellently, winning convincingly with a score of 3-2 and being crowned champions with total score of 5-3 against opponent Thailand.
After the final whistle of the second leg of the ASEAN Cup 2024 semi-final between Vietnamese team and Singaporian team sounded, thousands of football fans in Hoa Binh City burst into the joy of victory. Vietnamese team officially won a ticket to the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024 with a 3-1 victory (the total score after 2 semi-final matches is 5-1) against Singapore.
Hoa Binh Football Club (Hoa Binh FC) has just organized a special friendly match, combined with a tour and cultural exploration in Mai Chau district. This activity aims to strengthen solidarity and exchange between the players and the community, and at the same time, it introduces the cultural beauty of Hoa Binh province.
