Cultural village where traditional values are preserved
(Baonghean) - According to the development law and requirements of the revolution over the past half century, Vietnamese villages in general and villages in Nghe An in particular have undergone many changes, old villages have expanded in many aspects, and many new villages have been established. Even in mountainous areas, changes have been and are taking place, especially in areas that have to be relocated and resettled.
(Baonghean) - According to the development law and requirements of the revolution over the past half century, Vietnamese villages in general and villages in Nghe An in particular have undergone many changes, old villages have expanded in many aspects, and many new villages have been established. Even in mountainous areas, changes have been and are taking place, especially in areas that have to be relocated and resettled.
It is easy to see that in Vietnamese villages in the delta, the bamboo fences are gradually disappearing, along with the village gates, banyan trees, wells, communal houses, old houses... and even familiar daily items. Instead, there are built walls, new-style houses, widened and straightened village roads and alleys, many new electrical appliances... to better serve people's lives. The village cultural house (in many places called the meeting hall) replaces the function of the village communal house, but to what extent it can be replaced raises many thoughts. However, the fence of each family cannot replace the old bamboo fences in terms of landscape and function in life, especially the function of preventing storms and heat in the summer. Both old and new villages have a tendency to urbanize, but the urbanization rate in new villages is stronger.
In that context and trend, the role of cultural villages in preserving and restoring traditional values is always emphasized. In this regard, cultural villages in each locality have choices and practical ways of doing things that are suitable to their capabilities and conditions. Many districts such as Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Do Luong... focus on rebuilding village gates.
. Up to now, many districts have achieved over 50% of villages building new village gates, such as Do Luong, where 100% of cultural villages have village gates. The issue of building cultural village gates has truly become a trend of restoring ancient capital. There are many things to discuss, but it cannot be denied that it evokes the image of the old village gates, arousing pride in each villager about their village. The common trend is to restore clan festivals, along with restoring churches, cemeteries, and ancestor worship rituals.
The third trend is to restore the conventions and village rules of each clan, considering this a mandatory criterion when considering recognition of a cultural village. The fourth trend is to restore customs in weddings, funerals, village festivals... However, in this trend, in recent times, relevant departments have made efforts in the campaign to implement weddings and funerals according to cultural lifestyles, but it seems that there are still many difficulties. Along with the above trends, the restoration and preservation of local relics and scenic spots is also considered one of the criteria for considering recognition of a cultural village.
It is noteworthy that there has been a trend in naming new villages and hamlets by numbers (such as hamlets 1, 2, 3, etc.) but many places still want to keep the old village name bearing the memory of a relic or scenic spot (such as Chua hamlet, Gieng hamlet, Cay Thi hamlet, Cay Gao hamlet, etc.) or the word name such as Phu Nghia hamlet, Phuc Loc hamlet, Phu My hamlet, etc. that our ancestors gave. We completely agree with the view that we should keep the old village name next to the number because that name is part of the cultural village, which is also preserving traditional values.
Mai Ho Minh
