The "Singing Festival of the Elderly" taking place in Ha Tinh is not only a meaningful activity to respond to Vietnam's Action Month for the Elderly in 2023, but also a space to help the elderly live a happy and healthy life. and at the same time promoting cultural and artistic movements at the grassroots level.
Implementing the plan of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Elderly Association, from March 3, the Ha Tinh Elderly Association coordinated with the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to develop a plan to organize the "Singing Festival of the Elderly" in whole province.
The festival is organized from the commune level to the provincial level. (In the photo: Leaders of Duc Thuan ward, Hong Linh town give souvenir flags to branches participating in ward-level festivals).
The festival is held at the commune and district levels, before participating in the provincial final round - expected to take place at the end of September 9. Accordingly, each commune-level unit organizes to establish a delegation to participate in district-level festivals; then select 2023 team with the best performance to participate in the provincial level. With the content praising the Party, Uncle Ho, the homeland and the tradition of the Vietnam Elderly Association; propagating to build a cultural family..., performances are performed through solo songs, duet duets, tripartite songs, group songs, opera songs, and scenes...
Deploying from March until now, 3/216 commune-level units have completed organizing the festival; At district level, there are 216 organizing units (Ky Anh Town, Cam Xuyen Town, Thach Ha Town, Loc Ha Town, Can Loc Town). It is expected that in August, the festival will be completed in the remaining areas.
Ky Anh Town is the first division to organize a singing festival for the elderly.
Mr. Hoang Van Be - Chairman of Ky Anh Town's Elderly Association said: "To participate in the town-level festival, units of communes and wards throughout the area have been actively practicing for months. With thoughtful and thorough preparation, on June 24, we were the first unit in the province to organize a district-level festival. The festival has brought unique and attractive performances, elaborately invested and choreographed, showing the spirit of a happy, healthy and useful life of the elderly. In particular, the program was enthusiastically cheered by audiences of all ages and created a strong spillover effect, promoting cultural and artistic movements at the grassroots level.
Not only that, the festival is also an opportunity for the elderly in the localities to have the opportunity to exchange, express their passion for art, and increase the spirit of solidarity among the branches. Thereby, helping the elderly live a happy, healthy, useful life and be a good example for the next generation to follow.
The festival of popular music and singing of the elderly attracts a large number of people of all ages to attend.
Mrs. Nguyen Thi An (75 years old, residential group 2, Nghen town, Can Loc) shared: "The festival program with contest rounds from grassroots to provincial has created a space for us to have fun exchanges. , exalted. Participating in performing arts, I feel much happier; The men and women between the branches in the town have the opportunity to meet, talk, and unite."
Currently, the local elderly associations throughout the province are actively practicing to soon complete the district festival and select the team to attend the provincial festival scheduled to take place from September 16 to 17, 9. , at the Provincial Cinema Culture Center.
Completing the provincial festival is also an important premise for Ha Tinh to prepare carefully to participate in the Singing Festival of the Elderly in the Northern provinces - Region I, scheduled to take place from September 29 to January 9. October 1.
Elderly Can Loc shows a scene at a district festival.
Mr. Thai Van Sinh - Chairman of the Provincial Elderly Association said: "Ha Tinh is honored to be chosen as the venue for the launching ceremony to respond to the Vietnam Action Month for the Elderly in 2023 and the Singing Festival for the Elderly. Northern provinces - Region I. Participating in the regional festival in Ha Tinh with the participation of 28 provinces and cities with more than 400 delegates. This will be an opportunity for the elderly in Ha Tinh to meet and exchange with other provinces; At the same time, it is an opportunity to promote the potential and advantages of local tourism, so we will actively coordinate with relevant units to ensure that the program is practical, effective, and spreads. radiates strongly”.
“The Provincial Elderly Association is actively directing to ensure that the provincial festival takes place with quality and on schedule. For the next time, we will focus on preparing the conditions ready to welcome the provincial delegations to Ha Tinh to attend the regional festival "- Mr. Thai Van Sinh shared.
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