The brightness since 60 years of Ben Tre Dong khoi’s day

It has been 60 years since the Dong Khoi movement took place, the values and valuable lessons remain intact, deeply absorb in the spiritual cultural life of the people of Ben Tre, and become the great pride of the generations of today and tomorrow. 60th anniversary of Ben Tre Dong Khoi, this is an opportunity to review the glorious tradition and heroic history page. Promoting the spirit as well as recalling the achieved results over the past time, Ben Tre celebrates 60 years of Ben Tre Dong Khoi Day (January 17, 1960 - January 17, 2020). This is the important historic event, bearing the hallmark of the proud history page of Ben Tre people.

Tourists visit Dong Khoi Ben Tre Historic Site (Photo: TTXTDL)

According to the plan, the 60th Anniversary of Ben Tre Dong Khoi Day will take place at 20:00 on January 16, 2020 in An Hoi Park, Ben Tre City with about 5,000 delegates. In the framework of the ceremony, there will be welcome activities such as: "Flower Boat Festival" on Ben Tre River; Organizing exhibitions introduce the 1960 Dong Khoi movement, the achievement of the "New Dong Khoi" movement for 60 days (November 17, 2019 - January 17, 2020). The province chooses 60 works, products, associated with the preliminary review of 5-year to fulfill Directive No. 16 of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Communist on launching the emulating movement "New Dong Khoi"; organizing a fireworks show in Ben Tre city; Coordinating to organize a national workshop on Dong Khoi; exchanging and meeting historical witnesses telling the story of Dong Khoi movement 1960 and arranging the first week about Culture, Sport and tourism at MCN district.

On November 22, 2019, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ben Tre province coordinated with the Management Board of Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism to organize the opening ceremony with the theme "Journey to Ben Tre Coconut Tourism (Son Tay Town, Hanoi Capital). The event exhibited period of Dong Khoi Ben Tre movement and over 23 years of construction and development of Ben Tre Province (1997-2020) from November 22, 2019 to the end of February 2020 to promote the culture and tourism of Coconut Land in Hanoi. In addition, an exhibition of Dong Khoi Ben Tre will be displayed at Ben Duoc Temple - Cu Chi Tunnels Relic from January 9, 2020 to the end of March 2020 to promote and introduce the achievements to people and friends in Vietnam and abroad to understand about the history of the Dong Khoi movement in 1960 and the heroes of Ben Tre.

Ben Tre attends the event at Vietnam National Village of Ethnic Culture and Tourism (Photo: TTXTDL)

The celebration has a practical and important significance of the province, in order to review the historical values that Dong Khoi movement. We are proud of the people of the Coconut Land who carries out the sacred mission to build the motherland. Ben Tre committee party continue to study, work according to the ideology, morality, Ho Chi Minh style, try to promote the revolutionary tradition. Many "Dong Khoi" movements have been implemented in the process of industrialization and modernization of the country, aimed at the goal of strong and prosperous people, fair society and civilized democracy. The Youth of Dong Khoi homeland to deserve heroes who have sacrificed blood and loves for the freedom of the nation making the glorious victory of the 1960 Dong Khoi being worthy 8 golden words "Hero of Dong Khoi, defeated the US and defeated puppet".

Dong Khoi movement is the pride of the people of Ben Tre. As the next generation, we need to promote the heroic traditions of our ancestors to keep the Dong Khoi torch continue to shine in the construction and defense of the country./.

Author: Bảo Trâm

Translator: Phương Thy