“Clack, clack, clack…”, The sound of sewing machine operated by the skillful feet and hands of Ms. Thao Thi My in Hoa Binh village, San Chai commune, Si Ma Cai district seemed to dispel the quiet atmosphere of the mountainous region.
Preserving and promoting the fine traditional and cultural values of ethnic minorities in the province in association with tourism development; renovating the method of organizing cultural and artistic activities to serve remote, border and ethnic minority areas which are suitable for the conditions of each locality in the province... That is the goal of the implementation plan of the Project "Program of cultural and artistic activities to serve remote, border and ethnic minority areas in the period of 2021 - 2030" in Lao Cai province.
Besides the busy time of working in the fields, for nearly 30 years until now, the group of women in Chieng 4 village, Vo Lao commune (Van Ban) have gathered together to sew and embroider brocade products and traditional costumes of the Tay ethnic group. Diverse indigo shirts and brocade products not only serve the needs of the family, but have become commodities for many years, helping women improve their income.
On the morning of April 10, in Trinh Tuong commune, the People's Committee of Bat Xat district held the Trinh Tuong Mother Temple Festival in 2021.
That is the theme of the Reading Festival held by Coc San Primary School - Lao Cai city on the morning of April 16, in response to the 8th Vietnam Book Day in Lao Cai province - 2021.
Every village in Den Sang commune (Bat Xat) has a forbidden forest, a sacred forest located in the most beautiful location in the village, where there is full convergence of the spirit of heaven and earth to worship the forest god according to the "inviolable" regulations. Worshiping the forest god is a Red Dao ethnic group belief that has been passed down through generations and has become a cultural beauty.
Nghia Do village (Bao Yen) is now clean and beautiful. Weekends are enough for visitors to rest, relax, visit and experience in the beloved village of Nghia Do.
In the 58-year history of Lao Cai Newspaper, there has been a publication that, despite its "late birth," it has contributed spiritual food, enriching the cultural lives of devoted readers. This is also an intellectual playground for writers who are rich in literary emotions, leading to new compositions for readers. It is the weekend publication of Lao Cai newspaper, which is regarded as a place to give literary emotions wings to be sublimated.
Aside from the beautiful natural landscape, the culture is imbued with national identity through festivals such as the Red Dao dance festival, the oath ceremony, and the new home celebration of the ethnic minorities, Ta Phin - Sa Pa is also well-known among domestic and foreign tourists due to the presence of a well-known handicraft brocade village.
The Tu Ti ceremony was held on March 14 (the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar) by the Tay people in Cang 1,2 village, Hop Thanh commune, Lao Cai city (worshiping tutelary god of the village).