On February 9th, i.e. the 12th of Lunar January, the People's Committee of Van Son Commune (Lac Son) organized the opening ceremony of the Festival of Khenh Communal House of the Year of the Snake 2025. There was the attendance of the delegates from the districts and the city in the province, along with a large number of tourists and the local people.
Lac Son District’s leaders presented flowers to congratulate the Festival of Khenh Communal House in 2025.
Khenh Communal House has existed for a long time, worshiping the following people: Mr. Chuong Tin, Mrs. Trieu An, the two leaders of Muong people who fought against Ngo invaders; Mr. Tuc Co, Mrs. Quan Da, the General Cai Do, Cai Dao, who were the generals of the two above people; Mr. Hien, Mr. Hieu, the Gods (Thanh Hoang) of Muong Khenh; 9 Da Chua Na people, the first people to reclaim the land and establish Muong Khenh.
Being restored since 2018 and ranked as a provincial historical and cultural relic since 2020, the Festival of Khenh communal house is periodically held on January 12-13 every year to pray for the favorable weather, bountiful crops, health and happiness for the people in the village, and to create an atmosphere of solidarity and excitement when entering the new production season.
Visitors welcome the lucky rice flowers, which symbolize good luck and fortune in the new year.
In the space of the New Year festival, visitors and the local people have witnessed the unique rituals and ceremonies: carrying the lucky rice flowers and offering lucky rice flowers, praying for birds, spinning the Da Ha statue, knocking on the pole, pulling the festival...; experiencing a unique cultural and sports festival with a night of cultural exchange, folk games and volleyball competitions.
The Festival of Khenh communal house aims to preserve, conserve and promote the good customs and practices; promoting, advertising and introducing to tourists the humanistic values of the festival.
Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province, is widely regarded as the cultural heartland of the Muong ethnic group. Among its many traditional communities, Luy Ai hamlet (formerly Ai hamlet) stands out as a rare location where the customs and way of life of the Muong Bi people remain largely intact.
The Truong Kha temple festival, a distinctive cultural event held every three years in Vu Ban township, Lac Son district, returned recently with vibrant rituals and folk traditions of the Muong people. Located next to the Buoi River in the Muong Trao fields, the Truong Kha Temple is dedicated to the three Kun Dol deities, revered for teaching farming techniques, irrigation, weaving, and protecting the harvest.
The demand for spaces serving community activities of residents in various areas across Hoa Binh city has been satisfied as local cultural houses now feature modern, spacious facilities thanks to the effective implementation of Resolution No. 49/NQ-HDND issued on December 28, 2021 by the city People's Council, which approved the plan for reorganising, converting, and allocating land for the construction, repair, and expansion of cultural houses in Hoa Binh’s villages and residential areas until 2025.
At the end of May, the Hoa Binh Provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe organized a series of performances for residents in Region 2 and Region 3 communes across the province. Bringing art to ethnic communities in remote, isolated, and especially disadvantaged areas has become a meaningful activity. These are not merely artistic performances but also journeys to disseminate cultural values, enrich spiritual life, and contribute to preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minorities.
In recent years, alongside the development of a tourism-oriented economy, the traditional brocade weaving craft of the Mong people in Pa Co Commune, Mai Chau district has been gradually preserved and promoted. It has become a unique indigenous cultural feature, contributing to improving the livelihoods of the ethnic minority community.
Hop Tien commune, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province is home to nearly 1,260 households with a population of over 5,700 people, 98% of whom are of the Muong ethnic group. Besides economic development, the commune places special emphasis on preserving and promoting the cultural identity of the Muong people.
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