Mrs. Dung is teaching Muong gong to her children.
In the sweltering heat of a summer afternoon, Mrs. Dung is still enthusiastically teaching children from grade 1 to high school about Muong culture.
Born and raised by the poetic Boi River, Muong culture has grown over the years like a natural flow in her.
The language, costumes, and lullabies of the Muong people from previous generations have permeated her mind since childhood.
At that time, near Mrs. Dung's house, there was an E603 information unit of Military Region 3 stationed. The soldiers discovered that "little Dung" sang well and encouraged her to join the army and the art troupe when she grew up.
During her years in the army, she was always an exemplary soldier in studying and following the example of beloved Uncle Ho.
After being discharged from the army, she returned to her hometown and worked at the district cultural office until her retirement.
Ms. Dung confided: “As the daughter of a revolutionary cadre, I have been a member of the Party for 44 years, and have worked for my beloved Muong homeland for almost my entire life. In addition to my passion for ethnic culture, I feel the need to contribute a small part of my responsibility to preserve and conserve the identities left by our ancestors. So the idea of opening a class to teach Muong culture to children has been implemented since 2004 until now. When the children grow up, they will feel the pride of being children of Muong land.”
Ms. Dung compared that teaching such classes is no different from cadres doing mass mobilization work. They must first make the children like it, then instill in them love for their nation, culture, identity, homeland, and country.
In the class, Quach Ngoc Linh confided that after two years, she learned many songs, dances, and Muong gongs from Mrs. Dung. She hopes that children will participate in the class more to understand more about the depth of ethnic culture, to preserve and promote the beauty of ethnic culture.
Local people said that when she was young, Mrs. Dung was a beautiful woman with a good personality and a passion for preserving ethnic culture, so she was loved by many people. For many years, she has spent a lot of time teaching children in the area for free to preserve the traditional cultural features of the Muong ethnic group.
As time flows and the market economy develops, the Muong ethnic identity is at risk of being lost, so preserving and maintaining it is urgent.
Not only teaching to preserve and conserve, Mrs. Dung is also like a person who "passes on the flame" of Muong culture to the younger generation. She always encourages and motivates the children to understand the roots and history. In addition to the children who want to learn and voluntarily come to Mrs. Dung to ask for her teachings, she also goes to persuade and "flatter" the children who do not want to participate to come to class.
Not only does she teach in the district, but she also teaches in other districts in the province wherever they invite her. Up to now, she has taught more than 500 people through courses and dozens of Muong gong clubs in and outside the district. Now at the age of 64, she is still enthusiastic with her endless passion, to breathe life into the songs and dances, spreading them to the future.
With her passion for tireless dedication to the culture of her people, she has received many certificates of merit from all levels and sectors from local to central. She is an example of studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style in the region.
As time goes by and the market economy develops, the Muong ethnic identity is in danger of being lost, so preserving and maintaining it is urgent. Having people who are passionate about preserving and teaching the cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group to future generations like Mrs. Dung is extremely valuable. Hopefully, that endless passion will flow forever in her like the warm Boi River.
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