Remains of the Art Program 'Mother of Lotus Village'

On the evening of May 14, at Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City, Nghe An, to celebrate the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2022), the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union in coordination with the People's Committee of Nghe An province solemnly organized the art program "Mother of Lotus Village" with artistic activities depicting the noble humanistic meaning of the lotus image, the image of Ms. Hoang Thi Loan - mother of President Ho Chi Minh.

This is also a practical activity to implement the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress on building and developing Vietnamese culture and people, building Vietnamese women of the new era in conjunction with implementing the Resolution of the 13th National Women's Congress.

Attending the program were Politburo members, Party Central Committee Secretaries: Phan Dinh Trac - Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Nguyen Hoa Binh - Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court. Also attending were comrade Ha Thi Nga - Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union; Phan Xuan Thuy - Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Department; Nguyen The Ky - former Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Central Council for Theory and Criticism of Literature and Arts; and comrades leading central departments, ministries and branches;...

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Provincial Party Standing Committee, leaders of the People's Council, People's Committee, departments, branches;...

Leaders of the Party, State and Nghe An province attended the program. Photo: Duc Anh

The program was organized with the purpose of honoring the image of Ms. Hoang Thi Loan - a mother, a capable and kind woman who made an important contribution to forming Ho Chi Minh's personality; affirming, inheriting and fostering the good traditional roles and qualities of Vietnamese women, to continue building the image of women of the new era, studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style on self-reliance and the aspiration to develop a prosperous and happy country.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, comrade Ha Thi Nga - Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union emphasized: Mother Hoang Thi Loan's life was simple and pure like a lotus flower, overcoming many difficulties to still bloom, show off her beauty and spread her fragrance.

Comrade Ha Thi Nga - Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union delivered the opening speech. Photo: Duc Anh

“The Mother of Sen Village” is a symbolic image of Vietnamese mothers across the country who have been and are dedicating and sacrificing for the cause of national liberation, building and defending the Fatherland with noble titles that the Party and State have awarded and honored: Vietnamese Heroic Mother, Female Hero of the Armed Forces, Female Hero of Labor in the renovation period, along with countless mothers who are silently raising and educating their children to become good people.

Promoting the traditions of generations of fathers and mothers, generations of Vietnamese women today continue to uphold the spirit of patriotism, solidarity, self-reliance, self-improvement, aspiration to rise up, affirming the important role in social life, promoting the women's movement to achieve great results, contributing significantly to the common achievements of the country. Especially in the recent difficult times when the whole country was struggling to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnam Women's Union at all levels has made efforts and creatively organized many activities with profound humanitarian significance.

The art program “Mother of Sen Village” with many special performances. Photo: Duc Anh

The art program “Mother of Lotus Village” has depicted the noble humanistic meaning of the lotus flower, the image of the mother - Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan - mother of President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Duc Anh

“Today’s program “Mother of Sen Village” wishes to send the message: “Each of us women should continue to preserve, continue and pass on the good traditional values ​​of Vietnamese women and the Vietnamese people”. Hopefully, the program will bring viewers deep, warm and gentle emotions - just like what mothers have always given to each of us” - said the President of the Vietnam Women’s Union.

A large audience watched the show. Photo: Duc Anh

During more than 1 hour, the art program "Mother of Lotus Village" depicted the noble humanistic meaning of the lotus flower, the image of the mother - Mrs. Hoang Thi Loan from the musical material imbued with profound folklore and gradually shifted to fresh music, suitable for the program's route from Mother of Lotus Village, to Mother of the country today, tomorrow through three chapters: "Mother of Lotus Village", "Mother's grace", "Lotus fragrance converges with heaven and earth".

Leaders of the Party, State and Nghe An province presented flowers to express their respect and honor to the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, and Labor Heroes in the renovation period. Photo: Duc Anh

Within the framework of the program, comrades: Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Nguyen Hoa Binh - Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court; Ha Thi Nga - Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union; Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council presented flowers to express their respect and honor to the Vietnamese Heroic Mothers: Le Thi Nhan, Ho Thi Ly, Vo Thi Hoa; Hero of the People's Armed Forces Nguyen Thi Minh Chau - the first female hero of Nghe An province; Hero of Labor in the renovation period Thai Huong - General Director of Bac A Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Investment Consultant, Chairman of the Strategy Council of TH Group, a pioneer in applying high technology to agriculture, creating a revolution in the dairy industry and creating an ecosystem of clean and organic food; Hero of Labor in the renovation period Nguyen Thi Hoa Le - Member of the Central Presidium of the Vietnam Women's Union, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Hoa Binh Vietnam Tourism Joint Stock Company - top 10 international travel companies for 14 consecutive years.

Provincial Party Secretary Thai Thanh Quy visited the heroic Vietnamese mother attending the program. Photo: Duc Anh

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung visited heroic Vietnamese mothers attending the program. Photo: Duc Anh

Photographer Tran Bich presented 50 works to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union to be auctioned for charity activities. Photo: Duc Anh

On this occasion, photographer Tran Bich - who has organized 19 exhibitions about lotus flowers with the message: "Everyone should live like lotus flowers, live beautifully, always strive to be true to the nature of Vietnamese people" - presented 50 works to the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union to auction for charity activities.

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