Located in Mo Kiec village, Quang Son commune, quite far from the center of Hai Ha district, but when asking about the house of Mrs. Chieu Thi Lan, the villagers and many people in the district all know, because she is the one who has made many positive contributions in preserving and teaching traditional cultural features, especially the unique hair-wrapping method for Dao Thanh Y women.
Quang Son commune is a highland commune of Hai Ha district with 90% of the population being Dao Thanh Y ethnic group. The Dao Thanh Y people here have preserved almost intact the traditional cultural features of their ethnic group from costumes, language, customs to daily activities.
For Dao Thanh Y women, in addition to the traditional costumes that highlight the cultural beauty of their people, they also have a unique way of tying their hair. Most Dao Thanh Y women have long hair, parted in the middle, wrapped behind the neck and around the head, and tied into a bun. The buns are tied tightly together with colorful woolen threads and covered on top of the bun is a small scarf embroidered with colorful patterns and elaborate motifs... To tie a bun takes at least an hour for someone who is not used to it. The person braiding the hair must also be skillful and patient.
Being a skilled person, since childhood, Mrs. Lan liked to be taught by her mother the sewing and embroidery skills of the Thanh Y Dao women. The same goes for hairdressing, although it is quite a complicated process, after only a few times being taught by her mother, Mrs. Lan was able to dress up her own hair. Every morning when she wakes up, the first thing she does is change into her traditional costume and dress up her own hair. She has been dressing up her own hair since she was 16 years old, which is more than 30 years now. Now she is used to it and does not need a mirror or help, she can dress up her hair neatly.
Ms. Lan shared: In Mo Kiec village, not many people know how to tie hair anymore, so I always try to teach my children and grandchildren in the family as well as the sisters and young women in the commune about the art of tying hair of the Dao Thanh Y ethnic group. Whenever the sisters have events such as weddings, engagements or attending festivals and need to beautify themselves, they come to me for help. While doing it, I also guide everyone with the hope that the cultural beauty of my homeland will be preserved for a long time.
In particular, when extracurricular lessons on ethnic culture were implemented in schools, Ms. Lan received many invitations to schools in the district to teach how to tie hair. She enthusiastically explained the meaning of the traditional hair tying custom, holding students' hands until they understood how to do it and could practice it themselves. Every young person who knows that tying hair is a traditional culture that is passed down, every student who knows how to love and appreciate the traditional cultural values and identity of their people, Ms. Lan feels excited and happy in her heart.
Teacher Ha Thi Sin, Quang Son Boarding Secondary School (Hai Ha), shared: Since the school organized extracurricular activities to learn about traditional cultural features of the ethnic group, Ms. Lan has helped us a lot in teaching students how to embroider costumes as well as how to tie hair of the Thanh Y Dao people. Through her teaching sessions, not only students but also teachers have learned and known more about the culture of their ethnic group.
With her passion and love for the traditional cultural values that her ancestors left behind, Ms. Chieu Thi Lan still works hard every day to preserve and maintain the cultural features of her people with all her respect and care. On every festival occasion, seeing the villagers dressed up in traditional costumes, their hair neatly tied in the traditional style, is a joy and a great motivation for Ms. Lan to continue to preserve the culture of her people. In the hearts of every villager in Mo Kiec village, Ms. Lan is the artisan of the village - the one who has, is and will continue to pass on and nurture the passion and love for traditional culture and roots to the young generation of her homeland.
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