From March 10th – 11th, the People's Committee of Cao Phong town (Cao Phong) coordinated with the Relics Management Board to organize the traditional festival of Thuong Bong Lai Temple in 2024.
The
people were performing the water procession ceremony at Thuong Bong Lai Temple.
Located
at the foot of Rong Head Mountain, in Area 3, Cao Phong town, the temple
worships the Second Thuong Nga Fairy Lady (Co Doi Thuong Ngan) and the saints
of the four realms in the Mother Goddess religion. The temple dates back to the
2nd year of King Thanh Thai's prosperity (Canh Dan year 1890). Through the wars
and ups and downs of the history, the temple was degraded and lost. In 2013,
the temple was rebuilt with flowers and beauty, and the entire architecture was
completed. Every February 2nd of the lunar calendar, the temple
festival opens to admire, worship and pay tribute to Co Doi Thuong Ngan, the
temple's keeper.
Thuong
Bong Lai Temple Festival includes a ceremony and a festival. The ceremony takes
place with a full sequence of rituals, including the water procession ceremony
with the participation of many people moving from Thuong Bong Lai Temple to
Dong Son Temple. The festival is vibrant with the cultural activities, sports,
and folk games (sack jumping, goat catching, pot smashing...).
The
festival attracts a large number of people and tourists from all over to offer
incense, admire, express their respect and filial piety towards their
ancestors, and pray for blessings for the country - people's peace, prosperity,
protecting a peaceful life, moving towards truth - goodness - beauty.
The Government Office with Document No. 2082/VPCP-KGVX, dated March 29, 2024, sent out the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha regarding the submission of the "Mo Muong" and "Cheo art" dossiers to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In the evening of March 28th, in Hoa Binh, the Department of Grassroots Culture (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) coordinated with the provincial Departments of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the city to organize a mobile propaganda contest to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7th, 1954 - May 7th, 2024) with the theme "Returning to Dien Bien”. There ứa the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; the representatives of the leaders from a number of departments, branches and numerous veterans and Hoa Binh people.
In responding to the movement of "All people stay united to build cultural lifestyle”, over the years, Kim Boi district has conducted many practical and effective activities to promote solidarity and mutual support among the local community in sustainable poverty reduction and building cultural lifestyle and a healthy cultural environment, and maintaining national cultural identity.
Hoa Binh Pedagogical College has just held the closing ceremony of the training class and issued the certificate of the language of Muong ethnic people to the oficials, civil servants and public employees of courses I and II in 2023.
Hoa Binh is an ancient land home to limestone mountains running along the southeast direction and in parallel with Truong Son Mountain Range in the West, forming many basins and valleys with a rich diversity of fauna and flora. Humans came to reside here in the pre-historic period, creating the world-famous Hoa Binh Civilisation.