A view of the new rice crop of the Xo Dang ethnic minority at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism This is one of the festivals of the Xo Dang ethnic minority group for two or three days during the tenth month of the lunar year. The celebration is held when rice is ripened and ready to be harvested by the Xo Dang ethnic minority people. Many worship rituals and festive activities are also held to show gratitude to gods and pray for a bumper crop in the next season, prosperity, and happiness. Translated by Lam Anh … [Read more...] about New rice crop celebration of the Xo Dang ethnic minority group
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Bac Ha market day – typical feature of the ethnic minority groups
Located 70km from Lao Cai city, Bac Ha market day is held regularly on Sundays with a variety of goods, and attracts scores of local people and visitors. The PANO would like introduce some photos of the market. Some cultural performances are performed on every Saturday evenings The locals think that the market is a venue for couples and friends, so ethnic minority women always wear the most beautiful dress while going to the market Bac Ha market is the famous destination of domestic and foreign visitors to Lao Cai The market has become a cultural identity Corn wine is a specialty of the H’mong ethnic people in Ban Pho Village Bac Ha fair-market is one of the places that still maintain the national identity and unique feature of the ancient markets At the market, minority people can find any tools for their daily lives and production activities such as... … [Read more...] about Bac Ha market day – typical feature of the ethnic minority groups
New rice celebration of Xo Dang ethnic minority reinstated in Hanoi
Head of the village A Tui carried out ritualsThe most important ritual of the year for the Xo Dang ethnic minority group in the Central Highlands, takes place over two or three days during the tenth lunar month when rice is ripe. Ritual to spray for the gods Depending on the customs of each village, the festival is organized in different scales and forms. When the rice starts to ripen, the head of the village announces good days to prepare for the festival. The celebration will take place in each family and then at the village community place. Local people enjoyed drinking wine (Photo source: toquoc.vn)Many worship rituals and festive activities are held to express thanks to the genies and pray to them for a bumper crop, prosperity, and happiness./. Compiled by BTA … [Read more...] about New rice celebration of Xo Dang ethnic minority reinstated in Hanoi
Ethnic minority women share experience in promoting socio-economic development
The event, co-organised by the Institute for Studies of Society, Economics and Environment (iSEE) and UN Women, with financial support from Irish Aid, offered a space to share and document challenges and successes in ensuring that ethnic minority women are engaged at every stage of the development and implementation of socio-economic development programmes in ethnic minority regions in the Southeast Asian country. Discussions stemmed from the sharing of ethnic minority women on how they have become active agents of change in their own communities. The focus of the dialogue was on the ways by which civil society can unite to ensure that socio-economic programmes in Vietnam, including the P135 poverty reduction programme, become more gender-responsive. The good practices shared at the event presented how ethnic minority women are central drivers of change in their families and communities, helping highlight the importance of civil society organisations in bridging the gap between … [Read more...] about Ethnic minority women share experience in promoting socio-economic development
Ethnic minority troops active in training
According to Major Do Hong Tinh, Deputy Political Chief of Regiment 174, alongside implementing its main tasks, the unit has conducted good and smooth mass mobilization in the locality with the aim of training local ethnic minority soldiers to become good cadres for the unit as well as for the local political system after finishing their military service. Over the past five years, the regiment has admitted 300 troops of ethnic minority groups to the Communist Party of Vietnam. Those Party members have contributed greatly to the achievements that the regiment has obtained in recent years. Below are a number of images recorded at the regiment. Soldier Ha Van Ngu of the Muong minority group (Company 8, Battalion 2) admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam Troops of Company 4, Battalion 1, under the command of Captain Dinh Quang Huy – a native of the Muong ethnic minority group, on their way to training ground First Lieutenant Dang Ton … [Read more...] about Ethnic minority troops active in training