On January 26, information from Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee said that Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee Dau Thanh Tung has just signed an official dispatch requesting departments, agencies, provincial-level units and People's Committees of communes and wards to strengthen the implementation of a civilized lifestyle, practice thrift, and combat wastefulness in weddings and funerals.
Accordingly, for weddings, ensure a cheerful, healthy, and economical atmosphere. Procedures need to be carried out simply and lightly, avoiding lengthening for many days and many locations causing cost and waste.
Especially, for funerals, it is strictly forbidden to spread money and votive paper on the way to the funeral. Encourage families to limit the maximum number of wreaths, replace them with rotating wreaths or other practical forms of incense offering.
The official dispatch also clearly stated that the province also creates conditions for people to perform cremation according to regulations. Heads of provincial-level units, Chairmen of Commune and Ward People's Committees are assigned the responsibility to regularly inspect and supervise the implementation of exemplary responsibility of cadres and party members, especially leading and managing cadres, in complying with regulations on weddings and funerals.
Communes and wards have the task of reviewing, supplementing, and completing the contents of weddings and funerals in village regulations, village regulations, and residential groups in a specific, easy-to-implement direction and strengthening supervision of compliance.
Relevant functional sectors, strengthen inspection of the implementation of regulations, promptly rectify and handle violations; replicate advanced typical models of civilized weddings and funerals.
