Blending cultural life with new rural areas

Building cultural villages and communes

Located along the Serepok River, more than 4,900 Ede people in Tam Thang Commune, Cu Jut District are settling, gathering, living in harmony, and supporting each other in 4 villages: Nui, Buor, Trum and Ea Po.

Over the years, with the attention of the Party and State, the Ede people have overcome difficulties together, constantly improving the quality of their material and spiritual life.

The community cultural house of the Ede people in Nui village, Tam Thang commune, Cu Jut district was built solidly and spaciously.

Taking us to visit Nui village, Mr. Tran Manh Truong, a cultural and social officer of Tam Thang commune, said that as soon as the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" was launched, the villages established a mobilization committee consisting of village elders, prestigious people, representatives of mass organizations, political organizations ... to propagate and mobilize descendants in the village and in the family to implement it.

With the attention of the State, the Ede people in Buon Nui are supported to build spaces and sports equipment, as well as places for cultural and community activities.

Along with the construction of new rural cultural life, the cultural identity values of the Ede ethnic group in Tam Thang are still preserved and constantly restored. Every year, the commune government coordinates with the district and the provincial Department of Culture to actively restore a number of traditional festivals such as the brotherhood ceremony, the water wharf worship ceremony... In particular, in the villages, traditional dance teams of the Ede people have been established, attracting a large number of people to participate.

In 2023, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Nong province coordinated with Cu Jut district to re-organize the Ede ethnic brotherhood ceremony at the Buor community cultural house, Tam Thang commune.

Ms. H. Ngoc Eban, Nui village, Tam Thang commune, said that with the attention and encouragement of the Party Committee, the government and artisans in the village, in 2015, the village established a folk art team with more than 30 members. Since then, whenever important events take place in the locality, the team members gather at the village community house to practice, perform and compete together.

Buor village art troupe performs "Buon Dur Kmăn" at the Ede ethnic brotherhood ceremony in 2023

Along with preserving traditional cultural values, the Ede people in the villages preserve and promote the ethical values and community conventions of their people. That is the way of life of solidarity between families and villages, between brothers in the family and outside the family when each family has great achievements and important tasks. In 2024, 837/873 households were recognized as cultural families in the Ede villages, reaching nearly 96%.

Recognizing the importance of the movement “All people unite to build a cultural life”, the Party Committee, the government and the people of Tam Thang commune have gradually completed the criteria for a commune that meets advanced new-style rural cultural standards. In particular, the commune focuses on improving and perfecting the system of cultural and sports facilities, creating conditions for people to enjoy the highest level of culture.

Currently, Tam Thang commune has built and completed 1 commune cultural house, 4 community cultural houses; 15 village halls.

Currently, the commune has built and completed 1 communal cultural house, 4 community cultural houses in the ethnic minority villages on site, and 15 village halls. All of these community activity spaces are fully equipped with sound systems, tables and chairs, legal bookcases, etc. to ensure the daily life, meetings, and entertainment of the people. All 19/19 villages and hamlets in the commune have built, supplemented, revised, and strictly implemented community conventions. Regulations on civilized lifestyles in weddings, funerals, and festivals are strictly implemented by the people.

In addition to the support from the State, the people of village 9, Tam Thang commune contributed to installing more televisions to serve the activities and meetings of the village.

In addition, the commune also has 37 sports facilities for people to exercise. Thanks to support in terms of facilities and exercise space, the number of people in the commune who exercise regularly reaches more than 50%; 1,539/3,185 families exercise, accounting for 48.32%.

In 2024, the whole commune had 3,125/3,185 households recognized as cultural families, reaching 98.12%; 19/19 villages and hamlets were recognized as cultural villages and hamlets; the commune maintained the title of NTM cultural commune according to the advanced criteria. In June 2024, Tam Thang commune achieved advanced NTM standards.

Exceeding the plan for communes to meet new rural cultural standards

Ms. Le Thi Truc Linh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Nong province, said that in recent years, with the attention and direction of the Party Committee and local authorities, the content of "communes meeting new rural cultural standards; urban civilized wards and towns" has achieved many remarkable results. According to the Resolution of the 12th Dak Nong Provincial Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025, the cultural criterion "Strive for 60% of communes to meet new rural cultural standards; urban civilized wards and towns" has so far reached 63.38%, meeting and exceeding the set plan.

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In the whole Dak Nong province, 135,771/152,086 families were recognized as cultural families, reaching 89.27%; 670/713 villages, hamlets, and residential groups achieved the cultural title, reaching 93.96%; 45/71 communes achieved the new rural cultural standards, wards, and urban civilized towns, reaching 63.38%; 829/863 agencies and units achieved the cultural title, reaching 96.06%.

Source: Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Nong province

Mr. Tran Xuan Uyn's family, village 10, Tam Thang commune, has won the title of Cultural Family for many consecutive years.

To achieve the above results, in the past time, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has advised the Provincial People's Committee to implement the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life" in each stage. On that basis, organize training, foster and improve the management and cultural activities at the grassroots level in the province. At the same time, promote propaganda, raise awareness of all classes of people about the position and role of culture in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland,...

In his speech at the National Conference on Culture in November 2021, the late General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stated, “Culture is the soul of the nation, expressing the identity of the nation. As long as culture exists, the nation exists...”. Therefore, building and developing culture and people is an important and regular task of the entire political system.

“To continue to effectively implement the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life", the Culture sector continues to innovate propaganda work, connect and integrate with rural cultural development, build a civilized urban lifestyle, promote the socialization of building cultural institutions and cultural and sports activities at the grassroots level,...", Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Nong province Le Thi Truc Linh informed.

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