Nga Son sedge harvest season

Nga Son mat is a type of sedge mat woven in Nga Son district, a coastal district of Thanh Hoa province. Nga Son district has 27 communes and 1 town, Nga Son . In the 1980s, only communes such as Nga Thuy, Nga Tan, Nga Thanh, Nga Lien, Nga Tien were engaged in growing sedge and weaving mats. But today, many places in this district grow sedge such as Ba Dinh commune, Nga Thach... also grow a lot because of the economic benefits it brings.

To make beautiful sedge, people have to work hard. First is weeding, the grower must pull out all the grass and mainly the reeds, because when fertilizing the whole field with nitrogen, but still the reeds, they will absorb all the fertilizer and grow very quickly. Then, around June to September every year ( summer ), people harvest, at that time the sedge has grown very quickly and is about 1.7 m to 1.8 m high. People use a special sickle that is only available in the sedge region to cut. The sickle is shaped like the number 7 , forged with very good steel . While cutting, people shake and classify the sedge.

If you have the opportunity to visit Nga Son, Thanh Hoa, you can see the endless green sedge fields. During the year, people here have two main crops, including the winter-spring sedge harvested from June to July and the summer-autumn sedge harvested from October to November.

Nga Son sedge harvest season has attracted author Le Van Dang to create a contest album of the same name to send to Happy Vietnam . Let's all enjoy it together!

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