Heartwarming "Early Spring in the Highlands" program celebrates the Lunar New Year 2025 in Nghe An.

With beautiful weather, joyful hearts, and the resounding sounds of gongs and drums, the "Early Spring in the Highlands" program, organized by the Nghe An Provincial Fatherland Front Committee in coordination with the Provincial Police, the Provincial Border Guard Command, and Ky Son District in Bac Ly border commune, truly brought the 2025 Lunar New Year (Year of the Snake) earlier to the people here.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung joined the local people in celebrating the "Early Spring in the Highlands" program - Lunar New Year 2025 in Bac Ly commune, Ky Son district.

Attending the program were: Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Major General Bui Quang Thanh - Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Provincial Police; Bui Dinh Long - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Colonel Nguyen Cong Luc - Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command, along with leaders of departments, agencies, National Assembly Delegation from Nghe An province, and leaders of Ky Son district.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung joined the local people in celebrating the "Early Spring in the Highlands" program - Lunar New Year 2025 in Bac Ly commune, Ky Son district.

The "Early Spring in the Highlands" program - Tet Nguyen Dan 2025 (Lunar New Year of the Snake) - was organized in Bac Ly commune, where over 98% of households are poor or near-poor. The aim was to encourage the people, spread compassion within the community, and promote the nation's tradition of "mutual support and love" to help the poor, especially in remote and border areas, ensuring that every family and every person has the opportunity to enjoy the Spring and celebrate Tet.

The cultural program was performed by the people of Bac Ly commune.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung, along with other provincial leaders and representatives from various departments and agencies, attended the program.

Speaking at the event, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung extended his sincere greetings, warm regards, and best wishes for a happy new year to the village elders, community leaders, influential figures, and all the people.

The Provincial Party Secretary assessed that "Early Spring in the Highlands - Lunar New Year 2025" is a highly meaningful program, part of the series of Tet for the Poor programs for the Lunar New Year 2025 organized by the province.

Expressing his delight at participating in the program, the Provincial Party Secretary assessed that the preparations for the people to celebrate the Lunar New Year were very thorough, coordinated by the Party Committee and government of Ky Son district, Bac Ly commune, My Ly commune, and the armed forces.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung delivered a New Year's greeting speech at the program.

With only 20 days left until the traditional Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake, a time for family reunions and community bonding according to tradition, the Provincial Party Secretary emphasized that Party committees and authorities from the province to the commune level are deeply concerned and anxious, hoping that everyone and every family can celebrate the New Year in a fulfilling, warm, safe, healthy, and joyful manner.

In that spirit, over the years, Nghe An province has meticulously cared for its people in general and those in difficult circumstances in particular.

Provincial leaders and representatives from various departments and agencies attended the program.

To date, Nghe An province has continuously organized the Tet program for the poor for 12 years and has mobilized and appealed for support from organizations, individuals, businesses, and philanthropists with a total of 872 billion VND to take care of the poor during Tet, with the goal of ensuring that every household receives Tet gifts, demonstrating the concern and care of the Party committees and authorities at all levels.

Emphasizing that Nghe An is a province with a large area, mountainous regions, and ethnic minorities facing many difficulties, with the poverty rate in the province at 4.17% and the near-poverty rate at 5.42%, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung affirmed that organizing the "Early Spring in the Highlands" program for the people of Bac Ly and My Ly communes demonstrates the concern and care of the Party committees and authorities at all levels for the people to enjoy the Spring and celebrate Tet.

The Provincial Party Secretary expressed sincere gratitude to the generous contributions of organizations, businesses, philanthropists, and charitable organizations that have joined hands with the Party Committee and the government to take care of the Tet holiday for the people, especially those in mountainous areas and ethnic minorities.

Immediately after the program, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung requested the Party Committee and government of Ky Son district and the two communes of Bac Ly and My Ly to promptly send gifts to the people; at the same time, the Party Committee and government of the communes should focus on building more economic development models and poverty reduction programs so that people can gradually overcome difficulties.

In addition, Party committees and authorities at all levels are coordinating closely with the armed forces to ensure security and order, border security, and national sovereignty, ensuring that people can celebrate Tet safely and healthily; the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee continues to coordinate with agencies and units to organize many programs like this in various localities so that more people can participate.

Leaders from various departments and agencies attended the program.

At the event, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung and Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Vo Thi Minh Sinh presented a symbolic check for over 3 billion VND to Ky Son district, including Tet gifts for the poor, funding for the construction of solidarity houses, and livelihood support for the impoverished. The Ministry of Public Security and the Provincial Police also provided 2.1 billion VND in Tet gifts to the people of Ky Son.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung and Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Vo Thi Minh Sinh presented over 3 billion VND in Tet gifts to the poor in Ky Son district and funds to purchase livestock for extremely poor households to develop their economy and achieve sustainable poverty reduction.

Also at the program, many Tet gifts and bicycles were given to students participating in the "Helping Children Go to School" and "Children Adopted by Border Guard Posts" programs.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long and Commander of the Provincial Border Guard Command Colonel Nguyen Cong Luc presented gifts to students participating in the Border Guard's foster children program.

Major General Bui Quang Thanh - Director of the Provincial Police Department - presented 1,000 gift packages from the Ministry of Public Security and 1.6 billion VND in Tet gifts from the Provincial Police Department to the poor in Ky Son district.

Units, organizations, and philanthropists donated Tet gifts to poor and near-poor people in Ky Son district.

Leaders of departments and agencies presented bicycles to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have strived to excel in their studies.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung presents warm jackets to the students.

Chairperson of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Vo Thi Minh Sinh and Head of the Provincial Ethnic Affairs Committee Vi Van Son presented warm jackets to the students.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long presents warm jackets to the students.

Before the program took place, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung visited and presented Tet gifts to Mr. Cut Van Hoang, a respected figure in Huoi Cang 2 village, and the family of Mr. Ven Pho Chuong, a particularly disadvantaged household in Huoi Cang 1 village, both in Bac Ly commune.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung visited, presented gifts, and extended New Year greetings to the family of Mr. Cut Van Hoang, a respected figure in Huoi Cang 2 village, Bac Ly commune.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duc Trung visited, presented gifts, and extended New Year greetings to the family of Mr. Cut Van Hoang, a respected figure in Huoi Cang 2 village, Bac Ly commune. Photo: BNA

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Source: https://www.truyenhinhnghean.vn/thoi-su-chinh-polit/202501/am-ap-chuong-chuong-xuan-som-vung-cao-don-tet-nguyen-dan-at-ty-2025-o-nghe-an-1d06096/