Preserving the "soul" of the homeland

In recent times, women's associations at all levels in the province have had many creative ways to implement Resolution No. 04-NQ/TU, dated January 30, 2019 of the 19th Provincial Party Executive Committee on "Strengthening education, promoting the cultural, civilized, patriotic and revolutionary traditions of Thai Binh homeland for cadres, party members and people of all walks of life" associated with campaigns and emulation movements, creating a widespread influence, bringing practical results.

Women's club with traditional Cheo art of Viet Thuan commune (Vu Thu) performed at the provincial cultural, artistic and sports exchange in 2023.

Spreading traditional values

In Viet Thuan commune (Vu Thu), Ms. Luu Thi Bich Nhuong, Head of the Women's Club with Traditional Cheo Art, was entrusted with the task of writing new lyrics for Cheo performances, "directing" the choreography of singing and dancing... She said: In 2016, the Women's Club with Traditional Cheo Art was established, the "Cheo fire" is still preserved and promoted by the members, especially during festivals. After days of hard work, every weekend the Club will organize activities for women to exchange, practice Cheo tunes, and integrate them into the implementation of association activities. Thanks to that, the movements and activities of the association have become richer and more effective.

Along with Viet Thuan, in many localities in the province, with each melodious Cheo tune, women and amateur artists have been bringing Cheo art into life, preserving and developing the traditional culture of their homeland.

Members and women in the province also participate in building the culture and people of Thai Binh from the family, associated with the role and responsibility of women. Traditional family values such as loyalty, harmony, filial piety, civic duty, awareness of law compliance, love for the homeland and country... are nurtured from every home, from the teachings of grandmothers, wives, and mothers. In the midst of the whirlwind of modern life, the affectionate lifestyle of "distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors", "help each other when the lights go out", is highly valued by the people of Thai Binh in general, cadres, members, and women in particular. Ms. Tran Thi Luong, Dong Xuan village, Thai Hung commune (Hung Ha) said: Storm No. 3 blew off the tiled roof of her house. Women helped clean up, and the District Women's Union supported the funds for my house to be re-roofed. She added that whenever someone in her neighborhood has a funeral, a wedding, or is repairing or building a house, the whole neighborhood and women in the area help, reducing the cost of renting outside and strengthening the neighborhood relationship.

Enriching the cultural identity of Thai Binh people

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong, President of the Provincial Women's Union (PPU), said: The Union clearly identifies the importance and significance of the work of educating cultural traditions, civilization, patriotism, and revolution in the implementation of political tasks, socio-economic development, national defense and security, building and developing Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of the period of industrialization and modernization of the country. The Standing Committee of the Provincial Women's Union has directed all levels of the union to focus on improving the quality of propaganda work, mobilizing members and women to practice moral qualities, lifestyle, and improve all levels in many forms and diverse and rich content. Over the past 5 years, the union at all levels has built more than 1,400 cultural and artistic clubs, including 155 women's clubs with traditional Cheo art; Women members always participate in large numbers and play a key role in activities and events to celebrate major holidays of the nation, the Party, and the Association. The whole province has 2,179 folk dance, yoga, aerobic, ballroom dancing, volleyball, women's soccer, lion and dragon dance, and traditional martial arts clubs, attracting a large number of women to participate, helping to improve women's spiritual life. The healthy cultural, artistic, and sports movements launched by the Women's Association have attracted a large number of members and women to participate, contributing to gradually eliminating bad customs from community life.

Hung Ha District Women's Union supports member families affected by storm No. 3.

Along with that, the association at all levels focuses on propagating to members and women to actively access and use official information pages and read Party newspapers; to be aware of criticizing and fighting against harmful cultural products.

Ms. Le Thi Minh Tho, President of the Women's Union of Tien Hai district, said: Up to now, communes and towns have effectively operated "Women's Bookcases", using the Vietnam Women's Newspaper, Vietnam Women's Information, and member activity newsletters. In addition, the unions at all levels regularly provide, write news, and propaganda articles about the cultural traditions, civilization, patriotism, and revolution of the homeland on the district and commune radio system, mass media agencies, and the union's fanpage. The unions at all levels also perform well the function of monitoring and social criticism on activities: culture, video games, video disc business... in residential areas, promptly giving suggestions to local authorities to rectify and prevent harmful cultural products from affecting the community. Thereby, contributing to building a friendly and healthy educational environment for young people with the help of Party committees and authorities at all levels.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong affirmed: The cultural, civilized, patriotic and revolutionary traditions of our ancestors have been preserved and promoted by all levels of the association, becoming an important endogenous strength contributing to the completion of socio-economic goals, maintaining political stability, ensuring national defense and security, improving the material and spiritual life of the people, building a cultural lifestyle and good personality. This is a great driving force to overcome all difficulties and challenges, build and develop Vietnamese culture and people to meet the requirements of the period of industrialization and modernization of the country.