(HBO) - The entire political system and people of Hoa Binh province have joined hands in carrying out synchronous and long-term solutions to help Mo Muong win the UNESCO’s recognition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Mo Muong is a rite of reciting Mo (poetry) during rituals of the Muong people, in which the Thay mo (shaman) plays the main role.

Mo Muong recitations are part of 23 Muong rituals, including funerals, in which tens of thousands of Mo lines are recited throughout 12 days and nights, which demonstrates the essence and core values of the Mo tradition. Currently, there are many collections of Mo versions, of which three main ones have been published.


 Mo Muong ritual is enacted at the art performance "Hoa Binh – Thanh am xu Muong” in 2022.

The provincial authorities received the sponsorship of the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations to preserve and promote Mo Muong in 2015.

Since 2016, special heed has been paid to protecting and promoting the cultural heritage. The provincial People's Committee established a Steering Committee for Mo Muong Hoa Binh and thanks to the province's efforts, the heritage was listed among the national intangible cultural heritage.

Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Bui Thi Niem said a series of specific measure have been taken to preserve and uphold the value of the intangible cultural heritage.

Accordingly, the locality is actively conducting a project on preserving and promoting the unique cultural values of the Mo Muong Hoa Binh cultural heritage in 2019 - 2025 period and the following years, focusing on building a dossier to seek the UNESCO’s recognition for Mo Muong to be included in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

This aims to raise awareness and responsibility of the local community and people nationwide about the value of intangible cultural heritage, and encourage the community to join in the preservation work.

Nguyen Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, head of the Steering Committee for Mo Muong Hoa Binh, said every year, the committee issued a plan of tasks to be implemented to preserve the Mo Muong cultural heritage value.

In 2022, the committee has mobilised all resources and participation of all sectors to well perform the tasks, he stressed./.

 

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