Nghe An: Many couples postpone weddings to prevent Covid-19

Khmu family postpones child's wedding to prevent epidemic

Mr. Oc Van Thue is the Party Secretary of Yen Son village, Yen Na commune, Tuong Duong district. He said that in order to prepare forweddingFor the daughter, the family spent money to buy pigs, wine and print wedding invitations, the total cost was about 10 million VND. This Khmu family is quite poor, so the preparation had to last for many months.

However, he still insisted on postponing and waiting for the epidemic to be over before re-organizing the wedding for his daughter. "Although I love my daughter very much, because I support the fight against the epidemic, I decided to postpone my daughter's wedding" - Mr. Oc Van Thue emphasized.

The groom can still pick up the bride as planned, but the bride's family will not invite guests to share the joy.

The wedding invitations had been sent out, and the family had to call many people on the list to inform them of the postponement. To feel more secure, he posted a status on Facebook. This post was supported by many people. Mr. Vi Thanh Tung - Chairman of Yen Na Commune People's Committee, who shared Mr. Thue's status, said: I am very happy and welcome the family's anti-epidemic spirit. I hope many people will respond and follow.

Mr. Thue added that the groom's family in Hoa Son commune, Anh Son district is still expected to pick up the bride as planned. The bride's family will slaughter a chicken to make a memorial offering for the groom and then let the groom's family pick up the bride without inviting guests.

Many Youth Union officials temporarily put aside happy days to take care of public affairs.

Although the wedding is only a few days away, Deputy Secretary of the Yen Son Commune Youth Union (Do Luong) Bui Thi Thu Huyen still decided to postpone the wedding to join the Yen Son Commune Youth Union Executive Committee to actively participate in activities to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic in the locality.

Bui Thu Huyen shared that, according to the plan, the wedding will be held on May 22, 2021 (April 11 of the lunar calendar) and both sides have agreed to prepare for the wedding a month in advance, from ordering the food tray, sending out invitations to relatives and friends. However, due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the young couple discussed with both families and agreed to postpone their big day until the epidemic is well controlled.

Due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the young couple Bui Thi Thu Huyen - Nguyen Thai Linh decided to postpone their wedding to join hands in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: provided by the character

“Like many other couples, the decision to postpone the wedding was not easy because all the invitations had been sent out and the banquet had been ordered. But as a Youth Union official, I wanted to take the lead, set an example for other young people, put aside personal matters to work with the country to push back the epidemic,” Huyen confided.

After finishing her personal matters, Huyen and the Executive Committee of the Yen Son Commune Youth Union enthusiastically and actively participated in activities to join hands in preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic in the locality. She continued to distribute propaganda leaflets, mobilizing people who had traveled far from epidemic areas to promptly participate in health declaration; instructed people to install the Bluezone application; distributed free masks; built and installed hand sanitizer stations at agencies and offices...

Similarly, despite having sent invitations to more than 600 guests and carefully prepared the organization for the wedding on May 9, 2021, the young couple Ho Thi Linh (Trung Thuong village, Hung Tan commune, Hung Nguyen district) and Truong Xuan Hieu (Dien Yen commune, Dien Chau district) still decided to postpone the wedding. It is known that Truong Xuan Hieu is currently a doctor working at Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital and Ho Thi Linh is the Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of Hung Tan commune.

Although the wedding date was set for May 9, 2021, the young couple Ho Thi Linh (Hung Nguyen district) and Truong Xuan Hieu (Dien Chau district) still decided to postpone the wedding date. Photo: provided by the character

As the wedding day approached, on the evening of May 6, Nghe An province recorded the first case of Covid-19 infection in Quynh Lap commune (Hoang Mai town). Linh was very worried. As a Youth Union officer, she is aware that the work of preventing and fighting the Covid-19 epidemic is very important at the moment. Therefore, for the common good, my fiancé and I decided to postpone the wedding to comply with the principles of epidemic prevention and control.

After postponing her wedding, Ho Thi Linh, along with local organizations and authorities, participated in many activities to prevent and fight Covid-19 in the area. Photo: NVCC

Join hands for the community

According to the Secretary of Tuong Duong District Youth Union Lo Van Giap, in the face of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the District Youth Union has directed grassroots Youth Unions across the district to coordinate with the authorities and organizations to visit each household to check and mobilize people to postpone weddings to an appropriate time or reduce the scale and take epidemic prevention measures according to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health.

The Youth Union of Thach Giam town (Tuong Duong) coordinated with departments, branches and organizations to review and mobilize households to postpone weddings to prevent and control the epidemic. Photo: Nghe An Provincial Youth Union

Starting from May 6, the Youth Union of 17 communes and towns of Tuong Duong district grasped the situation of families preparing to organize weddings from the Executive Committees of villages and hamlets, then went to each house to propagate and persuade families to postpone 9 weddings planned to be held in May.

Many families, although they had already sent out wedding invitations, ordered food, and set up a tent, after being informed and encouraged, they set an example and agreed to hold the wedding when the epidemic was under control so that their children's happy day would be more complete.

Along with Tuong Duong, currently, the Youth Union chapters at all levels in Nghe An province have been making every effort to propagate to people to better understand the work of disease prevention and control, thereby mobilizing many families to temporarily postpone weddings and not organize large gatherings to ensure the common interests of the whole society.

Thanh Quynh - Ca Lo