Taking care of Tet celebrations for people in mountainous areas.

DNO - Efforts to care for the welfare of people in the mountainous areas of Da Nang city during the Lunar New Year of 2026 are being urgently implemented to help alleviate the difficulties faced by the people after a year affected by natural disasters.

Under the roofs of the Ca Dong people's homes in the highlands, smoked meat is prepared in abundance for the Lunar New Year. Photo: PHAN VINH

Prioritize vulnerable groups.

As the year draws to a close, warm rays of sunshine begin to spread across the red dirt roads leading into the villages of Tra Linh commune. Here, teachers from Ngoc Linh Ethnic Boarding Primary School divide themselves up to visit the families of students facing difficult circumstances, a familiar part of their routine before the Lunar New Year.

The families of Ho Linh Kien, a third-grade student, and Ho Linh Kieu, a first-grade student, live in a severely dilapidated house in Tra Linh commune.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Lien, the parent of the two children, welcomed the teachers into his small house, sharing updates on his children's studies and pledging to the school representatives that he would create conditions for the children to continue attending school, ensuring they would not abandon their education due to current difficulties.

According to Mr. Vo Hong Loi, Principal of Ngoc Linh Ethnic Boarding Primary School, the school currently has 15 classes with 386 students and 31 staff and teachers. Teaching takes place at one main school site and four satellite sites, the furthest of which is nearly 9km away from the center via mountainous roads. Although it's a boarding school model, the school actually provides boarding accommodation for 289 students, mostly children from ethnic minority communities in the highland villages.

Representatives from the Ngoc Linh Ethnic Boarding Primary School visited and presented gifts to families of students facing difficult circumstances. Photo: PHAN VINH

"Every year, in addition to organizing spring festivities and Tet celebrations for students at the school, the school assigns the school's management board and homeroom teachers to directly visit families in difficult circumstances and high-achieving students to encourage them and urge parents to create conditions for their children to attend class regularly, ensuring that household chores and farm work do not affect their studies," Mr. Loi shared.

But these days, the Tra Linh commune government prioritizes caring for vulnerable groups during Tet (Lunar New Year). From the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the commune People's Committee has specifically reviewed each village and residential area to determine the number of policy beneficiary families and disadvantaged households, thereby developing appropriate support plans.

According to Mr. Le Duy Quang, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Tra Linh commune, from the allocated budget and the joint efforts of organizations, units, businesses and philanthropists, the commune prioritizes providing food, necessities and cash to particularly disadvantaged households, while also organizing direct visits to the grassroots level to promptly understand the thoughts and aspirations of the people before the New Year.

"In parallel, the locality is also implementing measures to ensure security and order, prevent fires, ensure traffic safety, and provide healthcare for people during Tet, especially in remote villages where transportation is still limited," Mr. Quang said.

Preserving cultural spaces

In Tra Tan commune, preparations for the 2026 Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse) are focused on specific target groups. The commune government has carefully reviewed poor households, families receiving social welfare benefits, the elderly, children with special circumstances, and those undergoing medical treatment to develop appropriate care plans tailored to the specific conditions of each village and residential area.

The Muong people in Tra My commune have begun brewing rice wine these days in preparation for the 2026 Lunar New Year celebrations. Photo: PHAN VINH

According to Mr. Le Minh Chien, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tra Tan commune, this year's Tet preparations are aimed at stabilizing people's lives after natural disasters and creating a more favorable mindset for the new year. The locality focuses on timeliness, targeting the right recipients, and minimizing formality, so that each Tet gift is truly meaningful and useful.

Simultaneously, Tra Tan commune implemented comprehensive measures to ensure security and order, environmental hygiene, food safety, and medical services throughout the Tet holiday. All villages simultaneously launched campaigns to beautify village roads and community areas, creating a warm, clean, and festive atmosphere for the spring festival.

Tra Van commune will hold a ceremony to recognize the cinnamon tree as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree as part of the "Colors of Tra Van" event series. Photo: Tra Van Commune People's Committee.

In Tra Van commune, preparations for Tet (Lunar New Year) are extended by a series of community cultural activities that continue after the Tet holiday. The first "Colorful Tra Van" festival is scheduled to be held in mid-January.

Within the framework of the festival, cultural performances of Ca Dong - Xe Dang, a local product fair, and traditional culinary exchanges are organized in a way that is accessible, creating opportunities for people to directly participate and enjoy.

According to Mr. Nguyen Tan Thanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tra Van commune, an event that the locality pays special attention to is the ceremony recognizing the Tra Van cinnamon tree as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree. For the people here, the cinnamon tree is not only a source of livelihood but also closely associated with their memories of residence, farming practices, and the cultural space of the mountainous forest.

"Through the festival and the ceremony recognizing Vietnamese Heritage Trees, the locality hopes to awaken the pride of the community, gradually making cultural and ecological values ​​the foundation for livelihood development and community tourism in the future," Mr. Thanh said.

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