Unique work Fire Dance Festival of Pa Then people

- Author: Nguyen Quy Hoai

- Date of participation: 20/08/2024

- Contest entry code: 597560

- Link to contest entries: https://happy.vietnam.vn/contest/gallery-contest-2024/submission/597560

- Work: "Unique Fire Dance Festival of the Pa Then people" - Taken at: Tuyen Quang - Unit: Individual

Introduction: On September 26, 2023, the Fire Dancing Festival - a unique cultural feature in the religious life of the Pa Then ethnic group in Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang province was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a national intangible cultural heritage. It is a ritual to welcome the gods down to earth, to bless the villagers with good health, ward off diseases, favorable weather, and good crops. After the shaman performs the ceremony to invite the gods, the selected healthy Pa Then men will participate in the fire dancing on the red-hot coals. In 2024, the Festival will be held in Na Nghe village, Hong Quang commune, Lam Binh district. Photo caption: • Photo 02_Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_LP5A0240 / 03_Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_LP5A0143 / 04_Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_LP5A0167: Offerings to the god include a wooden zither, a hula hoop, an incense bowl, a pig's head, five cups of wine, rice, and some yin and yang money. • Photo 06_Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_LP5A0476: Not only does it help ward off evil spirits, demons, and the cold of winter, the fire god also brings them luck, prosperity, and happiness. • Photo 01_Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_LP5A0672: A sacred scene: Pa Then boys seem to have strange powers when they can jump into the fire, move on hot coals with bare feet and hands. Bare feet are thrown into the fire, clusters of fiery flowers fall on the ground... The miraculous thing is, after the festival, their hands and feet are completely intact, without any burns or scratches. • Photo 05_Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_LP5A0586: The fire dancing festival of the Pa Then people has now become a unique tourism product attracting domestic and foreign tourists. Maket_Layout: Nhay_lua_Pa_Then_Layout.jpg

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