Decision on Managing Weddings, Baci Ceremonies, Banquets, and Traditional Festivals in Huaphan Province

关于管理华潘省婚礼、拴线祝福仪式、宴会及各类传统节庆活动的决定

ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ວ່າດ້ວຍການຄຸ້ມຄອງການຈັດງານແຕ່ງດອງ, ງານບາສີສູ່ຂວັນ, ງານລ້ຽງ ແລະ ງານບຸນປະເພນີຕ່າງໆ ຢູ່ແຂວງຫົວພັນ

Summary

The Governor of Houaphan Province, based on the Law on Local Administration and the Decree on Economy and Anti-Waste, issues this decision to regulate weddings, baci ceremonies, banquets, and various traditional festivals in the province, aiming to promote economy, oppose waste, preserve fine national traditions, maintain local peace and social order, consisting of 44 articles.

Articles

Article 1

Purpose. To prescribe principles, regulations, and measures for managing weddings, Baci ceremonies, banquets, and various traditional festivals within Huaphan Province, aiming to promote frugality in expenditures, oppose waste, safeguard life and health, protect the fine customs and traditions that form the foundation of the nation and ethnic groups, maintain peace and good order in Huaphan Province, and contribute to economic, cultural, and social development.

Article 2

Management of weddings, Baci (soul-tying) blessing ceremonies, banquets, and various traditional festival activities. The management of weddings, Baci blessing ceremonies, banquets, and various traditional festival activities refers to specifying the forms, methods, and measures for organizing various activities to comply with laws, regulations, and the fine customs and traditions of the nation and ethnic groups, ensuring the practice of frugality and opposition to waste and extravagance.

Article 3

Explanation of terms. 1. Wedding refers to a ceremony confirming the establishment of a new family, enabling organizations, individuals, and legal entities to know that the newlywed man and woman have officially become husband and wife in accordance with the legal system and customary traditions; 2. Baci ceremony refers to a ceremony held by individuals, legal entities, or organizations for the purpose of invoking blessings, tying strings, and exchanging good wishes for auspiciousness and fortune; 3. Banquet refers to an activity held on various important occasions for gathering, socializing, dining, and feasting; 4. Traditional festivals refer to various festivals, customary festive activities that the people of all ethnic groups have traditionally believed in and passed down from generation to generation; 5. Management refers to determining a certain form and system regulations for a specific purpose and implementing them to comply with the established policies; 6. Consumer refers to various users, eaters, and those who expend usage; 7. Utensils (consumables) refer to objects used to produce utility; 8. Plastic refers to rubber (plastic) substances capable of containing and wrapping food; 9. Economy refers to using limited budgets, properties, labor, official time, energy, etc., owned by individuals, legal entities, or state agencies to achieve maximum efficiency; 10. Waste refers to using budgets, properties, labor, official time, energy, etc., of individuals or state agencies beyond prescribed limits and standards, without efficiency; 11. Decibel refers to a unit for measuring the loudness of sound.

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