On November 9, at the Stieng ethnic cultural reserve in Bom Bo commune (Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province), the opening ceremony of the festival "The sound of pestles echoes forever in Bom Bo commune" took place.
Stieng ethnic cultural reserve in Bom Bo
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Mr. Vu Van Muoi, Chairman of Bu Dang District People's Committee, said that Bom Bo hamlet is known for the movement of pounding rice to feed the army of the Stieng people during the resistance war against the US to save the country, the peak of which was in the Dong Xoai - Phuoc Long campaign in 1965.
Mr. Vu Van Muoi, Chairman of Bu Dang District People's Committee delivered the opening speech of the festival.
During the days of preparing food for the battlefield, the atmosphere in the fields and ponds was like a big festival, people were excitedly competing to harvest rice and gather paddy into the logistics warehouse. The people of Bom Bo village mobilized all the available mortars and pestles and also used long star trees to carve dozens of holes in the mortar and pestle to pound rice in time for the campaign. In nearly 3 days and nights of continuous pounding, the people of Bom Bo village pounded 5 tons of rice to serve the campaign.
Tourists enjoy watching the folk game of pushing sticks.
The image of flickering torches, the bustling rhythm of the pestles and the overflowing emotions of the Bom Bo people towards the revolution became the inspiration for the late musician Xuan Hong to compose the famous song The sound of pestles on Bom Bo village.
Experience playing lithophone
Soc Bom Bo is not only rich in revolutionary tradition but also imbued with national cultural identity, with unique and distinct cultural features such as gong performance art, community friendship ceremony and many intangible cultural heritages that have been enriching Vietnam's heritage treasure.
Enjoy watching elephants
In 2024, for the first time, Bu Dang district will organize the festival "The sound of pestles echoing forever on Bom Bo village". The festival is highly anticipated by many people and tourists inside and outside Binh Phuoc province, not only because of the joyful and bustling festival atmosphere, which is the unique brand of Bom Bo village, but also because of the attraction of the beautiful natural scenery and typical cultural features.
Veterans view exhibits at the reserve
Watch the performance of the stone instrument, the sound of pestles on Bom Bo island
The festival "The sound of pestles echoing in Bom Bo village" will take place until November 10 with a series of activities: the art program "Pounding rice with a pestle by hand - Feeding soldiers and fighting the enemy" with the participation of hundreds of artists and actors, will recreate the image of pounding rice to feed soldiers and fight the enemy to protect the country of the S'Tieng ethnic group.
Enjoy the lithophone and gong concert
The festival also includes tourism investment promotion activities; cross-country running with the theme "The way back to visit Bom Bo village"; trade fair of cultural and agricultural product booths; culinary festival "Flavor by the light of bamboo torches"; cultural festival of ethnic groups; reenactment of friendship festival; folk games (pushing sticks, carrying water, pounding rice)...
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hang-ngan-du-khach-hoa-cung-khong-khi-le-hoi-cua-dong-bao-soc-bom-bo-185241109151959722.htm
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