Dien Bien happy union

Bustling national festival

In mid-November, the atmosphere in Long Luong 1 and 2 villages, Muong Phang commune (Dien Bien Phu city) was more bustling and exciting than every year, because this year, the village was chosen as the venue for the city's National Great Unity Day.

As soon as we arrived at the village entrance, we could feel the spirit and atmosphere of the villagers heading towards the festival. Banners and slogans were hung solemnly, the road leading to the village was cleared and swept clean. The center of the village was decorated in red by rows of national flags. In the communal space in the middle of the village, people in their most beautiful and newest costumes were laughing, calling out, waiting for each other to join in traditional folk art and games.

Long Luong 1, 2 currently has 115 households, 621 people, and a Protestant religious group with 18 households and 93 followers. The great unity festival not only strengthens village solidarity but is also an opportunity for everyone to talk and share experiences in production, animal husbandry, economic development... The happiest news we heard when coming to the great unity festival of the people of Long Luong 1, 2 is that currently the whole village no longer has poor or near-poor households.

More than 30km from the center of Muong Cha district, Sa Ninh village, Sa Tong commune has been bustling with the atmosphere of the solidarity festival in recent days. To prepare for the festival, everyone in the village has arranged their family and farming work many days in advance to fully participate. Women in the village spend time practicing traditional arts, singing and dancing at the festival. Young men are engrossed in the Khen dance.

Putting aside her farming work, Ms. Mua Thi Di, Sa Ninh village, got up early in the morning, quickly finished her work for the day... in time to put on her most beautiful traditional ethnic costume, and dress up for the great solidarity festival. "Participating in the festival, we get to watch cultural activities, performances, and folk games. Traditional dishes such as men men, thang co, corn wine, wild bamboo shoot soup... of the Mong people are also prepared for everyone to enjoy. Now that we have a prosperous and happy life, we have more confidence in the Party's policies and guidelines, and the State's policies and laws," Ms. Di shared.

We left Sa Ninh village, saying goodbye to the local community when the sun was at its zenith. The sound of the panpipes and flutes still echoed far away, reverberating evenly against the mountain walls. More importantly, after the cultural and artistic performances, folk games, and the reunion meal with everyone present, the village became even more united, more cohesive, and more determined to develop the family economy, push back poverty, and build a prosperous and prosperous village.

Multiply the power of unity

In the minds of the Thai, Mong, Kinh, Kho Mu, Dao, Ha Nhi ethnic groups in Dien Bien, the National Great Unity Day is also an opportunity to affirm and create community cohesion right from the grassroots, creating a unified whole of national great unity.

Na U village, Na U commune, Dien Bien district is home to 120 Mong ethnic households with 581 people. Despite many difficulties typical of a remote, border village, the spirit of great solidarity is always upheld by the people of Na U. In 2024, the village mobilized people to support the "For the Poor" Fund with 3.2 million VND; supported people affected by natural disasters and floods with 1.7 million VND; built a scholarship fund with 3 million VND. People contributed over 100 working days to help poor households build solidarity houses... Although the above numbers are not large, they are the clearest evidence of the mutual love, affection, and solidarity of the people of Na U village. Up to now, the poverty rate of the village is 30.8%; cultural families account for 75%; the village is recognized as a cultural village at the district level.

Dien Bien currently has 129 communes, wards and towns; more than 1,440 villages, hamlets and residential groups with 19 ethnic groups living together. According to the leader of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the province, from the beginning of November to November 18 every year, 100% of residential areas in the province organize the National Great Unity Day with many exciting and meaningful activities. The activities focus on visiting, giving gifts, supporting poor families with housing difficulties, and cleaning the landscape and environment. At the same time, sports activities and cultural exchanges are organized to arouse the spirit of great unity among the people.

For the ethnic minorities in Dien Bien, the National Great Unity Day has truly become an indispensable political activity in the community. Not only is it an opportunity for all people to participate in community activities, strengthening the relationship between villagers and neighbors, the Festival is also a forum to promote the people's mastery, contribute ideas to build increasingly prosperous residential areas, and sign emulation agreements to contribute to the successful implementation of local socio-economic development tasks.

Source: https://baodienbienphu.com.vn/tin-tuc/van-hoa/219646/dien-bien-vui-hoi-ket-doan