Thai people in Hung Chan commune celebrate Independence Day

Independence Day thanks to the Party, thanks to Uncle Ho

Village roads and alleys of Hung Chan commune before National Day. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Around the 50s of the last century, the Thai ethnic people in the old Quy Chau district formed a new Tet - Independence Tet to celebrate National Day September 2. On this Independence Day, everyone was in a joyful and excited mood, together organizing cultural and artistic activities, strengthening meaningful solidarity...

1(1).jpg — Police officers, soldiers and youth union members of Hung Chan commune carry out environmental sanitation. Photo: Ke Kien

The day before National Day, in Thai villages, people woke up early. Everyone together swept and cleaned the village streets and prepared for cultural and sports activities. After the common work of the whole village, everyone in the family returned home, gathered together; cleaned the house, carefully and cleanly arranged the altar and Uncle Ho's picture; prepared the ancestral offerings to place on the altar.

Youth Union members of Hung Chan commune support households to hang national flags before National Day. Photo: Ke Kien

Mr. Le Quoc Bao, 65 years old, in Nat Duoi village, Hung Chan commune, shared: “For the past 30 years, every year his family has celebrated Independence Day to show gratitude to the Party and Uncle Ho. On Independence Day, everyone in the family gathers together to celebrate Tet. Although the economy is still difficult, the family always tries to prepare a decent feast.”

Mr. Truong Van Phuong in Chao village prepares an offering tray to invite ancestors to celebrate Independence Day. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

On Independence Day, Thai families in Hung Chan commune prepare traditional dishes to worship their ancestors. The main dishes are made from chicken, duck, buffalo, and beef. In particular, many families also organize the making of their ethnic specialties such as buffalo horn cakes, square glutinous rice cakes, and round glutinous rice cakes. These cakes, after being worshiped by their ancestors, are then served as gifts to guests.

Offering tray with traditional dishes. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

After carefully preparing traditional dishes and cakes, the host performs a ceremony to worship ancestors, invites ancestors to celebrate Independence Day and share joy with descendants. Next, prepares a feast to invite relatives, descendants in the house and entertain guests.

Holding a ceremony to invite ancestors to come back and celebrate with their descendants and village on Independence Day. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

Mr. Truong Van Phuong - the village elder of Chao village confided: "In the past, people in our village did not have enough food to eat, did not have enough clothes to wear, and were poor all year round. Now it is different, in the village, families have enough food, enough clothes, electricity to watch TV, and children go to school at the right age. We have today thanks to the Party and Uncle Ho. Independence Day is also a thanksgiving to the Party and Uncle Ho."

Hung Chan commune still has many poor households, but in general, people's lives are now stable. The villagers always believe that under the leadership of the Party and the State, life will become better and better.

Emotional and proud on National Day

Entertainment activities and artists celebrating Independence Day. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

In fact, in the Thai villages in Hung Chan commune, Independence Day began on the evening of September 1 and lasted until noon on September 2. To celebrate Independence Day, the villagers both organized meals and organized performances such as singing nhuon, song, and love songs.

Mr. Vi Van Mai - an artist of singing nhuon, suong, playing khen be, bi in Nat Duoi village said: Independence Day is also an opportunity for us, the elderly, to propagate and educate the young generation about the traditional cultural values of the Thai people. Thanks to these occasions, the young generation loves and appreciates the traditions of the nation and homeland even more...

On National Day, Hung Chan commune was bright with red flags with yellow stars. Photo: Thanh Chung

In previous years, on National Day, no one in the villages of Hung Chan commune went to the fields. Everyone gathered under the ancient fig trees in the village. Here, the elders told their children and grandchildren about the historical days of the country, the village, and their homeland; and advised their children and grandchildren to study hard and make progress.

Thai women in Hung Chan commune take a photo with the national flag on the important holiday. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

At exactly 7am, everyone in the village gathered at the village's community cultural house to listen to the village elder, party cell secretary, and village chief report on the local development situation, exchange good wishes, then organize a celebration and traditional games such as throwing con, walking on stilts, and bamboo pole dancing...

National Day celebration, parade, march September 2. Screenshot Thanh Chung

This year, the 80th anniversary of National Day, is different, Ms. Ly Thi Hoi, Ban Nat Duoi shared: After the flag-raising ceremony at the community cultural house at 6 o'clock, we returned home, turned on the TV to watch the National Day Celebration, Parade, and March on September 2. The ceremony was very solemn, majestic, yet intimate and touching. We are extremely proud and grateful to the heroes, martyrs, and wounded soldiers who sacrificed themselves for the cause of national liberation, construction and protection. The Fatherland; we have more confidence in the leadership of the Party, the State and the aspiration for national strength.

People of Hung Chan commune happily drink rice wine on Independence Day. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

After watching the National Day Celebration, Parade, and March on September 2nd, the Thai people in Hung Chan celebrated the important holiday. This year's Independence Day feast was more complete than before as each person and each household received a gift from the State, with a gift value of 100,000 VND/person.

On this Independence Day, people advise each other not to get drunk, especially not to drive after drinking alcohol or beer. After celebrating Independence Day, we must immediately start production, taking care of crops and livestock...

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Independence Day is truly meaningful to the Thai people. Through the celebration of Independence Day, the young generation has been educated about the traditions of their homeland and country.
In the coming time, Hung Chan commune will continue to promote propaganda work in organizing local holidays and Tet so that each person has a deeper understanding of history, cultural identity, traditions, morality of drinking water and remembering its source, and the spirit of solidarity.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hoa - Chairman of People's Committee of Hung Chan commune

Source: https://baonghean.vn/dong-bao-thai-o-xa-hung-chan-mung-tet-doc-lap-10305729.html