Many organizations and families are no longer enthusiastic about the title of "cultural unit" or "cultural family".
(Baonghean.vn) - Current cultural titles are still largely 형식적인 (formalistic) and impractical, causing many organizations and families to lose interest in them.
On the morning of July 18th, the Provincial People's Committee held a conference to review the work of the first six months of 2019 and to implement tasks for the last six months of 2019 for the Steering Committee of the "All People Unite to Build a Culturally Rich Life" Movement. Mr. Dinh Viet Hong – Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and Mr. Ho Mau Thanh – Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Nghe An province, chaired the conference.
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| Overview of the conference. Photo: Thanh Chung |
State management of festival activities has been strengthened. [Related articles/links]Major cultural events on the occasion of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19th), the Lang Sen Festival, and traditional festivals of the mountainous region were well organized.
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| The cultural center in Hamlet 3, Quynh Trang Commune, Hoang Mai Town, has been invested in and is well-equipped and meets the required standards. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
The preservation of national culture, the construction of cultural and sports facilities, and rural transportation infrastructure, linked with the "National Solidarity Movement for Building New Rural Areas and Civilized Urban Areas" at the grassroots level, have received attention and support from districts, cities, and towns; coupled with the mobilization of internal resources from the people and other legitimate sources, this has contributed to changing the face of rural cultural life.
At the conference, members of the Steering Committee focused on analyzing the limitations of the "All People Unite to Build a Culturally Rich Life" movement throughout the province: The movement is developing slowly in some localities. Resources for activities do not meet the requirements. Investment in grassroots culture is low, while investment in spirituality is high. The attention of people and organizations to building cultural titles is still limited.
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| Lotus Village Festival 2019. Photo: Duc Anh |
On this occasion, the Steering Committee also outlined solutions to achieve the targets set for the entire province by the end of 2019: 83.6% of families achieving the "cultured family" status; 61% of villages, hamlets, and neighborhoods achieving the "cultured village, hamlet, and neighborhood" status; and 52% of communes, wards, and towns having cultural and sports facilities meeting standards...
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| Comrade Dinh Viet Hong requested that members of the Steering Committee actively focus on the areas and localities assigned to them in order to bring about positive changes in the movement. Photo: Thanh Chung |
