The treasure of folk literature of ethnic groups in Son La - Northwest is unique and diverse in both content and genre. It is a system of folk knowledge and a valuable cultural heritage that needs to be preserved, maintained and promoted.
Each ethnic group has passed down fairy tales, myths, folk songs, proverbs, folk songs, poems, and jokes. Among them, there are great works preserved in the treasure trove of Vietnamese folk literature. Typical works of the Thai ethnic group include: The poem "Xong chu xon xao" (Farewell to the lover) - a lyrical epic, considered the "Truyen Kieu" of the Thai ethnic group with 1,846 free verses; the poem "Khun Lu - Nang Ua", also an immortal poem of the Thai ethnic group with the main content praising love, containing many concepts of life and humanity in the feudal era. The Mong ethnic group has the work "Tieng hat lam dau" which is a unique artistic heritage in the treasure trove of Mong ethnic folk literature, vividly reflecting the history and reality of life as well as the aspirations of Mong women in the highlands in the harsh old society. The Dao people have a collection of "shrimp dung sau" (epic poems) written about the beginning of the world, preserving Dao stories, folk songs, folk songs about love, production experiences, and many other books about ancient stories, parallel sentences, admonitions, folk songs... recorded in Dao Nom script and passed down to this day.
Currently, there are nearly 2,000 copies of documents including genres of poems, epics, folk tales of the ethnic groups: Thai, Muong, Dao... preserved at Son La Provincial Library. Along with many ancient books are being preserved and displayed at the Provincial Museum. This is a document warehouse with a long history of special value, representing the folk literature treasure of the ethnic groups in Son La.
Ms. Ngo Thi Hai Yen, Director of the Provincial Museum, informed: The Provincial Museum has coordinated the implementation of the Project "Preservation, translation, exploitation and promotion of the cultural heritage of ancient Thai books in Son La province in the period of 2011-2014" and the Plan for Preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of ancient Thai books in Son La province in the period of 2017-2019. Up to now, the goal of inventorying and translating all 1,600 ancient Thai books kept at the Provincial Museum has been basically completed; translating more than 200 valuable books into Thai script in Unicode, phonetic transcription and national language; scanning and digitizing nearly 1,200 books... and doing a good job of preserving and managing existing documents.
With the desire to contribute to preserving and promoting the great value of the national folk literature treasure, many folk artists are still working hard to research and create national literature. Among them, the active contribution of the Provincial Folk Literature Association must be mentioned. Mr. Dinh Van Lien, the Association's Head, said: The Association currently has 17 members, all of whom are aged from 60 to 90 years old. There are members who have devoted more than half of their lives to their passion and enthusiasm for researching, collecting and creating national literature without asking for remuneration. The Association always maintains regular contact, encourages and motivates members to create works, creates conditions for members to promote their strengths, coordinates in publishing and distributing books to popularize outstanding works and recognizes and encourages the contributions of members.
Implementing the Project "Preserving and promoting the folklore values of ethnic minorities by 2030" of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, on July 29, 2023, the Provincial People's Committee issued Plan 191/KH-UBND on implementing the Project in Son La province with 9 key contents. In particular, developing a plan to survey, collect, inventory and catalog traditional folklore genres of ethnic minorities; selecting typical folklore works to include in teaching and extracurriculareducation activities at schools in the province; publishing publications on folklore genres... with the goal of helping to raise awareness and responsibility of all levels, sectors and people in preserving and promoting the folklore values of the nation.
Mr. Pham Hong Thu, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: In the coming time, the department will continue to be proactive, flexible and actively apply 4.0 technology to preserve and promote the good traditional cultural values, rich in identity of ethnic groups, especially intangible cultural heritages. Continue to innovate methods, improve the quality of activities of the Provincial Literature and Arts Association and specialized branches, cultural units, and mass arts in a professional direction.
Preserving and promoting the values of folk literature of ethnic groups in the spirit of inheriting and developing core contents and traditional identities is to preserve the cultural values and knowledge passed down by the people for thousands of years, and to preserve the original values of the nation for future generations.
Thanh Dao
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