(baosonla.vn) - On the evening of March 15, at Tay Bac Square, Son La city, the opening ceremony of the Son La city Ban Flower Festival 2025 took place.
Opening of the Son La City Ban Flower Festival in 2025.
Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Trang Thi Xuan, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Bui Minh Tan, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Internal Affairs Committee; Luong Thi Van Anh, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee; Ha Trung Chien, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Council; leaders of provincial departments and branches; comrades in the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of the City, and a large number of tourists and people inside and outside the province.
Delegates attended the opening ceremony of the festival.
Delegates attended the opening ceremony of the festival.
Art program to open the festival.
The opening ceremony was opened with a special art program performed by a group of singers, actors, artisans and extras from the City, with singing and dancing performances: “The pearl of the Ban flower region”, “Lovely Com shirt”, “So beautiful Son La city”;... praising the beauty of the land and people of Son La city - the friendly and hospitable Ban flower city.
The Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee delivered the opening speech at the festival.
In his opening speech, Mr. Tran Cong Chinh, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, emphasized: The Ban Flower Festival of Son La City is organized as an opportunity to honor, preserve and promote the unique traditional values of the community of 12 ethnic groups in the area, conveying the message of hospitality and friendliness of Son La City to a large number of people, tourists from all over the country and visitors. Thereby, preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups becomes an advantage, a resource, to promote the development of trade, services, tourism, rapid growth, sustainable development, building a friendly, peaceful, and rich-in-identity Son La City.
The Secretary of the City Party Committee beat the drum to open the meeting.
Provincial and City leaders presented souvenir flags to the teams participating in the festival.
At the opening ceremony, Han Khuong performance was reenacted - a cultural feature of the Thai people. Along with cultural activities such as Xoè dance and Hat Thap, Han Khuong has become a unique cultural feature of the Thai people in the Northwest of Vietnam. Son La city is a land of convergence of 12 ethnic groups living together. The Thai people have been living in the area for a long time.
Reenactment of Han Khuong performance
Dialogue between boys and girls in Han Khuong.
Crowds of people cheered the program.
Crowds of people cheered the program.
“Han Khuong” is a unique form of folk cultural activity of the Black Thai people. Han Khuong is often held when the white Ban flowers bloom in the Northwest, when spring comes. Han Khuong brings great spiritual value to the life and feelings of each person, is a traditional, quintessential, unique cultural activity and is a cultural beauty bearing the identity of the Thai ethnic group that is being restored, preserved and developed by Son La city.
The Ban Flower Festival in Son La City is a spiritual cultural feature in the spiritual life of the ethnic groups in Son La - Northwest; it shows the people's respect and gratitude to remember the great contributions of the gods and pray for national peace and prosperity, prosperous villages, favorable weather all year round, and bountiful crops; it arouses national solidarity and love for the homeland. The Ban Flower Festival has become a unique cultural brand of Son La City.
The Son La City Ban Flower Festival takes place over 2 days (March 15 and 16) with unique cultural and sports activities, such as: The first-ever legendary Hai Mountain Conquest Competition held in Hai village, Chieng An ward; reenactment of the Han Khuong Festival; live performance of Ban Flower beauties in Thai ethnic costumes; Pieu scarf embroidery competition, creative xoe hoop competition; presentation of Thai ethnic cuisine; sports and folk game competitions; cultural camp competition, camp space, organization of cultural activities...
According to: Son La Newspaper