Dien Bien (VNA) – The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) on the first dragon day in December, which fell on December 11, 2015. On the first day of Tet, every Ha Nhi family kills a pig, which they have raised since the beginning of the year particularly for Tet, as pork is the must-have offering to ancestors. The liver of the pig will be examined to see whether the new year is a good or bad for the family. The head of the family will offer a food tray to the ancestors, which includes boiled pork, a bowl of rice, a piece of ginger and three cups of wine. Known for their hospitality, Ha Nhi people always invite lots of relatives and friends to their home to enjoy Tet. After sumptuous meals, every one will flock to the communal space to join dances and singing late into the night. The next day, the sound of rice pounding can be heard as early as five o’clock in the morning as people pound steam sticky … [Read more...] about Bản in : Ha Nhi people celebrate traditional New Year
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Traditional New Year of Mong ethnic minority in Meo Vac
(Cinet) - Mong ethnic people in Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province celebrate their New Year or Tet one month earlier than Lunar New Year. Mong’s New Year festival starts from November 26 of lunar calendar and often lasts for 10 days. Everyone wears their best clothes and join in the exciting atmosphere of the New Year. Mong people in Can Chu Phin commune, Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province seems to be busier on the last days of the year to prepare for the New Year. After a hard-working year, the people spend 10 days relaxing. New Year atmosphere can be felt at the weekend markets. The places are crowded with many sellers and buyers. The most popular items on this occasion are clothes, pork, spices, sugar and votive offerings. According to Mong people’s custom houses and gardens are cleaned and decorated beautifully , befor Tet, not only people but also objects can have rest at Tet. Objects such as knives, hoes and shovels can rest after a hard-working year. All the tools … [Read more...] about Traditional New Year of Mong ethnic minority in Meo Vac
Mong people prepare for the New Year and their New Year beliefs and taboos
(VOVworld) - The traditional lunar New Year festival is the biggest festival for all Vietnamese people. Each ethnic group has its own way to celebrate Tet but no matter which group it is, its people always spend lots of time preparing for this special occasion. In today’s “Sunday Show”, let’s discover the Tet preparation of the Mong, one of the largest ethnic groups in northern Vietnam. Songs about spring have echoed around Mong villages, signaling a new year is coming soon. People are very busy preparing for the most important celebration of the year. Everyone wants new clothes for Tet, especially for those festivals held after the traditional Tet rituals. A distinctive cultural trait of the Mong minority group is that women make their clothes themselves, dyeing, weaving, and embroidering everything by hand. The process begins long before Tet and is the most time-consuming part of the preparations, according to Sung Thi Gau: "The Mong women begin making … [Read more...] about Mong people prepare for the New Year and their New Year beliefs and taboos
“Experience the traditional New Year culture of Korea” introduced in Hanoi
(Cinet)- On February 7, in Hanoi, the Korean Cultural Centre organised a programme entitled “Experience the traditional New Year culture of Korea". Master Kim Yeong Mi, a Korean food expert introduced the arrangement and process of setting up the traditional altar of Korean people, as well as the rituals and meanings of the various offerings on the altar, in order to help attendees of the event have a better idea of the worshipping rituals of Korea. Professor Mai Ngoc Chu, chairman of the Korean Research Association of Vietnam, said that Vietnam and Korea have many cultural similarities, particularly seen in the way both countries welcome their traditional lunar New Year. Both Vietnamese and Korean’s celebrate the New Year at the beginning of spring, according to the lunar calendar, as well as ceremonies worshipping ancestors and family, a custom that is a precious tradition of both nations. Also included in the programme, a culinary expert guided participants on how to … [Read more...] about “Experience the traditional New Year culture of Korea” introduced in Hanoi
Traditional New Year of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups
(Cinet)- Vietnam is the home to 54 ethnic minority groups. Each ethnic minority group has its own festivals, customs, beliefs and farming practice. For some ethnic minority groups, New Year lasts about half a month, during which time many exciting cultural and community activities will take place. Following are traditional New Year customs of some ethnic minority groups in Vietnam. In term of sequence and customs, the New Year of Muong ethnic minority people is quite similar to the New Year of Kinh people. There is a unique tradition of "sac bua" singing that is being preserved. This is a kind of singing to wish Happy New Year. On the first and second days of the first month of the Lunar New Year, Muong children gather together to beat gongs and sing "sac bua". They go through any household, which opens its doors to give children some money or cake.The popular games during the New Year of the Nung ethnic minority are the "con" ball throwing game, shuttle cock kicking, duet singing … [Read more...] about Traditional New Year of Vietnamese ethnic minority groups