On the evening of December 31, the People's Committee of Hoa Binh City organized the art program "Welcome New Year 2025". The program featured more than 100 actors selected from high schools and professional actors and good performances in the mass art movement of Hoa Binh City.

A performance at the art program "Welcome New Year 2025".
The performances had themes praising the Communist Party of Vietnam, Uncle Ho,
the country, Spring, and national pride... which were elaborately staged with
cheerful melodies. They brought many emotions, creating a joyful and exciting
atmosphere to welcome the new year.
The art program "Welcome New Year 2025" is part of
a series of events celebrating the Party, Spring, and the country's renewal, to
practically celebrate the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist
Party of Vietnam; to celebrate Hoa Binh City being recognized as a type II
urban area under the province and completing the construction of new rural
areas.
The headscarf worn by Muong women is called ‘bit tlooc’ (in the Muong language, ‘tlooc’ refers to the head, meaning the cloth worn on the head of a Muong woman). Nowadays, many Muong people do not fully understand that, in addition to its practical function of protecting the hair from dust, the ‘bit tlooc’ also carries messages and meanings that the ancestors left for future generations.
Held biennially on the seventh and eighth days of the Lunar New Year, the Coi communal house festival in Vu Binh commune, Lac Son district, honours Hoang Ba Quoc Mau, her sons - King Cun and King Hai - along with local deities who contributed to agricultural and social development. Beyond its spiritual significance, the festival offers visitors an immersive experience of Muong ethnic culture.
The Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance held a New Year meeting with its member cooperatives on February 25 to review past achievements and outline future goals.