Happy Independence Day in Cu Ewi land

10:41, September 2, 2023

Every National Day, September 2, the Tay and Nung people living in Cu Ewi (Cu Kuin district) organize exciting cultural and artistic activities to celebrate Independence Day as a way to express their gratitude to the Party and Uncle Ho for regaining independence and freedom for the nation.

In 1989, following the flow of migrants, Mr. Hong and his family stopped in Cu Ewi to live. After more than 30 years of being in the Central Highlands, the traditional culture of the nation is still preserved by Mr. Hong's family. " On National Day, the Tay and Nung people in the village put aside all their farming work, take time to rest and participate in activities to celebrate Independence Day. People will wrap banh chung and banh gai together, cook sticky rice, prepare a meal to worship their ancestors and Uncle Ho at home, then visit, congratulate each other on good things and luck and enjoy food and entertainment together" - Mr. Hong shared.

Tay and Nung people living in Cu Ewi land in traditional costumes happily celebrate Independence Day.

Village 4 is not far from the center of Cu Ewi commune, along both sides of the road are green rice fields blooming. In the middle of the road, covered with Party flags, national flags, groups of young girls dressed in traditional costumes, holding Tinh zithers, are gathering to perform art on National Day . Although they have been away from their homeland of Cao Bang and Lang Son for more than 30 years, the Tay and Nung people living in Cu Ewi land still preserve the cultural traditions of Then singing and Tinh playing, and consider this an indispensable spiritual food, especially during major holidays.

Ms. Nong Thi No (55 years old, residing in village 4, Cu Ewi commune) said that since the early days of settling down on the new land, the ethnic people in the North have encountered many difficulties in production and livestock raising. With the attention of the Party, the State, and local authorities, people's lives have improved. Not only taking care of economic development, when life is stable, people also invest more in cultural and artistic movements, especially then singing and tinh lute culture. From the Then singing and tinh lute club of village 4 with more than 10 initial members, up to now, it has been upgraded by the People's Committee of Cu Kuin district to a district club with more than 40 members. On Independence Day, villagers and people who work far away meet each other, drink corn wine, tell each other stories about making a living and making a living in a foreign land, enjoy each then melody, the tinh voice of the homeland, so the reunion is even more meaningful.

People in village 4, Cu Ewi commune wrap banh chung to celebrate Independence Day.

Mr. Lam Duc Trong, Party Secretary of Village 4, said that Village 4 has 186 households and 850 people, mainly Tay and Nung people from Cao Bang and Lang Son who have lived here since the 1990s. Therefore, from daily life to holidays, people are imbued with the traditional culture left by their ancestors. Indispensable on Independence Day for each family is the offering tray to ancestors and Uncle Ho with typical dishes of their ethnic group such as boiled chicken, banh chung cooked from yellow sticky rice, sticky rice, gai cake, corn wine, etc. The Independence Day celebration usually starts from the evening of September 1, lasts until noon of September 2 and is organized depending on actual conditions. Besides cultural and artistic movements, this is also an occasion for children and grandchildren to gather with their grandparents and parents to listen to their advice to study hard, work, produce, and become useful people for society to serve the country and people, in response to the gratitude of the Party and Uncle Ho.

Then singing and Tinh lute club of Cu Ewi commune performed to welcome Independence Day.

According to Chairman of the People's Committee of Cu Ewi Commune Nguyen Quoc Vien, the whole commune has 17 ethnic groups, of which nearly half of the population are ethnic minorities from the northern provinces. After many years of being attached to this land, the lives of the people here have become increasingly stable and developed. For the Tay and Nung people living in Cu Ewi, celebrating Independence Day has become a tradition for many years with many cultural and artistic activities. to exchange, contributing to increasing solidarity and cohesion among ethnic groups.

Not only Independence Day, Cu Ewi commune also maintains the organization of the Viet Bac Folk Culture Festival every Lunar New Year with many exciting activities, attracting thousands of visitors to attend. Thereby, it shows the care and concern of the Party and State for the ethnic minorities, reminds and educates the young generation to continue to inherit and promote the traditional cultural beauty left by their ancestors, to love freedom and foster national pride.

Hong Chuyen

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