According to the annual tradition of Nhan Cao village, “Lantern Dance and Ancient Cheo Singing” takes place on January 12, during the Ngu Vong Phuong Festival, and is held at the village communal house. The art of “Lantern Dance and Ancient Cheo Singing” has 8 performances performed on the evening of January 12, including 3 performances of ancient Cheo singing and dancing, and 5 performances of lantern dance and singing.
On the morning of February 21, the People's Committee of Thieu Hoa district solemnly held a ceremony to receive the National Intangible Cultural Heritage of folk performing arts of lantern dancing and ancient Cheo singing in the Ngu Vong Phuong festival, Thieu Quang commune.
Attending the welcoming ceremony were comrades: Nong Quoc Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism ; Dau Thanh Tung, Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of a number of provincial departments, branches, and sectors; districts and cities.
Comrade Dau Thanh Tung, Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and delegates attended the ceremony.
The history of the folk performing art “Lantern dancing, singing Cheo with ancient brushes” began with the January festival called “Ngu Vong Phuong” of Nhan Cao village (Thieu Quang commune). Due to historical and war context, from 1954 to 1976 it was lost and interrupted, until 1977 when it was collected and restored by cultural researchers in the province and the Central Government and artisans in the village and was able to operate again.
People attended the ceremony.
In the past, Nhan Cao village was located in a large wilderness area, near the Ba Bong junction. The southeast side was separated from the Ma River. Legend has it that at that time, a pregnant woman drowned and drifted ashore from an unknown source, turning into a mountain range along the river. This mountain range was called Phuc Nhan, the mountain was also a long dike, so even if the Ma River rose, it could not flood the right bank.
Seeing that, the fishermen from the river gathered here. At first, they built temporary houses, during the day they still drifted on the river to catch fish and shrimp, at night they came home to have dinner and early the next morning they went back to the river to work. When the population was crowded, they concentrated on reclaiming the wasteland to make fields, from here the village also began to take shape. After many different names, until now the village has been changed to Nhan Cao village, Thieu Quang commune, Thieu Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province.
Comrade Nong Quoc Thanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, presented the Decision to recognize the National Intangible Cultural Heritage of the folk performing arts of lantern dancing and ancient Cheo singing in the Ngu Vong Phuong festival, Thieu Quang commune.
The performing arts of “Lantern dancing, singing traditional Cheo” in the Ngu Vong Phuong festival are folk art activities imbued with the river beliefs of the Nhan Cao village community, with the desire to offer to the gods and ancestors with all their sincerity.
Chairman of Thieu Hoa District People's Committee Hoang Trong Cuong presented Certificates of Merit from the Chairman of the District People's Committee to two excellent artisans, Dam Van Su and Nguyen Thi Thuy, who have made outstanding achievements in preserving and conserving the intangible cultural heritage of folk performing arts of lantern dancing and ancient Cheo singing in the Ngu Vong Phuong festival, Thieu Quang commune .
According to the annual tradition of Nhan Cao village, “Lantern Dance and Ancient Cheo Singing” takes place on January 12, during the Ngu Vong Phuong Festival, and is held at the village communal house. The art of “Lantern Dance and Ancient Cheo Singing” has 8 performances performed on the evening of January 12, including 3 performances of ancient Cheo singing and dancing, and 5 performances of lantern dance and singing.
Artisans of Nhan Cao village perform the art of lantern dance...
... and singing cheo chai in the Ngu Vong Phuong festival
Recognizing the importance of intangible cultural heritage values, and at the same time preserving and promoting the heritage values of “Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing”. In recent times, Thieu Hoa district has always paid attention to leading and directing the work of preserving, conserving and promoting the values of cultural heritage in the cause of socio -economic development.
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung spoke at the reception ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung warmly congratulated and commended the Party Committee, government and people of Thieu Hoa district, Thieu Quang commune in general, and the artisans and people of Nhan Cao village in particular for their efforts, joint efforts, and unity to preserve, conserve, practice, and promote the unique and distinctive cultural heritage of "Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing", so that the heritage will have more and more sustainable vitality, spread widely, and be honored, and continue to shine in the cultural flow of the nation.
To continue to create new vitality, spread and strongly inspire the values of the folk performing arts heritage "Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing", Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung suggested: Authorities at all levels and people of Thieu Hoa district and Thieu Quang commune need to closely coordinate with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and related units to be guided, seriously and effectively implement the protection and promotion of the values of the heritage. At the same time, continue to research and clarify further the values of the folk performing arts heritage "Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing". In particular, the artisans and people of Nhan Cao village must determine to preserve, conserve and promote the values of the heritage with enthusiasm, affection, responsibility, with internal strength and with all pride, so that the good historical and cultural values of the heritage continue to be promoted and spread more strongly and widely in the community.
Overview of the reception ceremony.
“Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing” are National Intangible Cultural Heritage. Therefore, the preservation, conservation and development of this heritage is not only the responsibility of the artisans and people in the heritage area, but also the responsibility of the people of Thieu Hoa district and the whole province. Therefore, it is recommended that relevant departments, branches and units of the province, first of all Thieu Hoa district and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, pay attention to, support and guide Thieu Quang commune, artisans and people in the heritage area in the work of preserving, conserving and promoting the cultural values of the heritage, maintaining and organizing regularly, effectively and in accordance with the provisions of law. Pay attention to building promotional and introduction programs in many forms, aiming to widely spread the values of the heritage "Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing" so that the whole province and the whole country can know more, thereby to better understand the history - culture, land and people of Thieu Hoa district in general, Thieu Quang commune and Nhan Cao village where the festival is held in particular.
Thieu Hoa district needs to pay attention to directing and supporting Thieu Quang commune in continuing to research and have specific and practical solutions to preserve and promote the identity and good cultural values of the heritage of “Lantern dance and ancient Cheo singing”. At the same time, it is necessary to pay due attention to the lives of artisans who are knowledgeable and passionate about the heritage; create favorable conditions for the environment to practice and pass on the heritage in accordance with new development conditions.
Nguyen Dat
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