(HBO) – Thanks to the Resolution adopted at the fifth plenum of the 8th-tenure Party Central Committee on building and developing Vietnamese culture imbued with national identity, Mo Muong, a unique cultural heritage of the Muong ethnic group in Hoa Binh province, has been restored since 2000.
Mo Muong is a job and also a performance
practiced at funerals, religious festivals, and life cycle rituals by the Muong
ethnic group. The art consists of Mo prayers and performances, by Mo
practitioners, or Mo artisans.
Hoa Binh province has viewed Mo Muong as a
cultural heritage that needs to be preserved and promoted, and has included it
in the Resolution of the provincial Party Congress for the 2015-2020 and
2020-2025 tenures.
The Resolution highlighted the mobilisation of
resources to preserve and promote mountainous cultural identities of ethnic
minority groups in combination with tourism development.
It also mentioned the submission of the dossier
on Mo Muong to the UNESCO for recognition as an intangible cultural heritage in
need of urgent protection.
Despite ups and downs, with the introduction of
foreign culture, Mo Muong has maintained its vitality and nurtured the
personality and soul of generations of Muong people.
To preserve the custom, the entire political
system and people in Hoa Binh have implemented both short and long-term plans
seeking the UNESCO’s recognition.
The Standing Board of the provincial Party
Committee has ordered strengthening the leadership of all-level Party
committees in realising the Law on Cultural Heritage and documents on the
protection and promotion of cultural values, notably Mo Muong.
The board asked all-level Party committees,
authorities, Vietnam Fatherland Front committees and social-political
organisations to actively coordinate with relevant ministries, agencies and
localities in seeking the Prime Minister’s approval to submit the dossier to
the UNESCO.
Luu Huy Linh, Deputy Director of the provincial
Director of Culture, Spots and Tourism, said his department will step up the
communication work in the time ahead to raise public awareness of Mo Muong.
Mo Muong performances would be staged at
programmes, festivals, cultural exchanges and other events in the province, he
said.
The Mo Muong club in Lac Son district has been
assigned to open Mo Muong classes, Linh said, adding that the department will
also partner with its counterparts in a number of provinces where Muong people
are living to complete the dossier. /.
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.
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