On March 29, the Government Office issued document No. 3/VPCP-KGVX conveying the opinion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on submitting the dossiers "Mo Muong" and "Cheo Art" for submission. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Specifically, considering the request of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the appraisal opinion of the National Cultural Heritage Council on asking for permission to sign and send the national dossiers "Mo Muong" and "Art". Cheo" for submission and consideration of listing on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha agreed to submit to UNESCO for consideration and inclusion of "Mo Muong" Intangible Cultural Heritage. (Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Son La, Hanoi and Dak Lak) on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in need of urgent protection and Intangible Cultural Heritage "Cheo Art" (Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Bac Giang, Thai Nguyen, Hanoi and Hai Phong) to the Cultural Heritage List intangible representation of humanity; Authorize the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to sign the documents according to regulations.
The Vietnam National Committee for UNESCO presides over and coordinates with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to carry out the necessary procedures to send heritage dossiers to UNESCO, ensuring the time according to the provisions of the Convention on the preservation of heritage. Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage 2003 and laws on cultural heritage.
Mo Muong is a folk performance activity expressed in rituals associated with the spiritual belief life of the Muong people.
The space organizes performance activities and prayers that take place in community life and in each family that holds a ceremony.
The subjects who practice Mo Muong are the shamans, these are the people who keep the shaman knowledge, memorize thousands of shaman verses and are fluent in rituals and customs, and are reputable people trusted by the community. When practicing the ritual, the shaman is the one who speaks, reads, and sings the ritual songs.
The Muong people do not have their own writing, so the Mo songs (prayers) of the Muong people are passed down from one generation of shamans to another by word of mouth, and are preserved and maintained through rituals. in the folk of the Muong people.
Mo Muong includes many mo songs and mo passages used in each specific ritual.
As a type of Vietnamese folk theater art, strongly developed and popular in the Red River Delta and two spreading areas of the Northern midlands and mountainous regions of the North Central region, Cheo is popular and often popular. associated with folk festivals to thank the gods for their blessings for a good harvest and prosperous villagers, so that farmers who often get their hands dirty in the mud can interact and express their feelings.
Cheo melodies often use multi-vocal, multi-meaning language, combined with rich narrative and lyrical similes.
Over a long history from the 10th century to the present, Cheo art has penetrated deeply into cultural and social life, depicting the simple life of farmers, praising the noble qualities of people. People.
Besides, there are also Cheo plays that are humorous, criticize bad habits, fight against injustice, and show love, tolerance, and forgiveness./.
