Opening of Mon Son - Luc Da festival

(Baonghean.vn) -On the occasion of the 82nd anniversary of the establishment of the Mon Son Party Cell, Con Cuong (April 1931 - April 2013), on the morning of April 14, in Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district, the Mon Son - Luc Da Festival was solemnly held.

To maintain the revolutionary base, the Party's agencies had to operate secretly and gradually move to the mountainous areas in the West. The Central Region Party Committee and Nghe An Provincial Party Committee sent comrade Le Xuan Dao - Head of the Regional Party Committee's Finance Department, Le Manh Duyet - Official of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee, Nguyen Huu Binh - Special Envoy of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee to Mon Son, Con Cuong to mobilize people to follow the Party and build a revolutionary base. By April 1931, the Mon Son Party Cell was established at the house of comrade Vi Van Khang, with him as Secretary. After a short time, the organizations: Red Peasant Association, Red Self-Defense Force, Women's Union were established, promoting the development of the people's struggle movement. On August 9, 1931, the Party Cell led 300 people of the Thai, Dan Lai, Ly Ha, and Kinh ethnic groups to participate in the demonstration. From here, the revolutionary movement in the mountainous areas joined the wave of struggle in the lowlands.

At 7:00 a.m. on April 14, delegates, children and local people held an incense and flower offering ceremony at the relic of Mr. Vi Van Khang's house.

After the opening drum beat of comrade Ngan Thi Ha - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Mon Son commune, there were activities of the Association.The festival took place with many cultural and artistic activities, sports, traditional folk games imbued with national identity such as: bamboo dancing, throwing con, volleyball, tug of war, crossbow shooting, stick pushing, stilt walking, culinary competition, brocade weaving competition... Especially on the evening of April 14, the "Mon Son Beauty" contest took place, a program that many people were looking forward to.

Art performance to celebrate the festival.

Many people came to see the exhibition of paintings and photos.



Culinary Competition



People display and sell brocade products.

Stilt walking competition.

This is an opportunity for the young generation, people and ethnic minorities in the West to remember the senior cadres, the excellent children of the homeland who wholeheartedly followed the Party to make revolution, while contributing to promoting the cultural identity that the people here have built and preserved over thousands of years.

Pham Ngan