The Mong people in Tuyen Quang have a rich culture, especially during festivals. The Gau Tao festival is the most important festival of the Mong people, usually held at the beginning of the new year to pray for blessings, favorable weather, and bountiful crops. The traditional costumes of the Mong people are very unique and colorful, especially during festivals. Mong women's costumes are made from self-woven linen, hand-embroidered with intricate patterns and often in bright colors such as red, yellow, and green. The Mong people mainly live in simple wooden houses, built on rugged rocky terrain. Their houses often have thatched roofs and low doors, creating warmth in the cold winter. A unique feature in the architecture of Mong houses is the stone walls surrounding the house, which both protect the family and are highly aesthetic...
The Dao ethnic group has a very important ceremony, Cap Sac, marking the maturity of Dao men. The Cap Sac ceremony not only has spiritual significance but is also an occasion for the whole Dao community to have fun, sing and dance together. The Dao are also famous for their religious rituals such as worshiping the forest god and the new rice offering ceremony, showing respect for nature and ancestors.
Dao women are very talented in embroidery. Their costumes are often decorated with complex geometric patterns, using bright colors such as red, yellow, white. In particular, head scarves and silver rings are indispensable accessories in the traditional costumes of Dao women...
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| Lo Lo girls with traditional dance. Photo courtesy |
The Lo Lo , one of the smallest ethnic groups in Vietnam, live mainly in the highlands of Tuyen Quang such as Lung Cu and Meo Vac. They have important festivals such as the Harvest Festival, the Rain Praying Festival, and the Jumping Festival, which express gratitude to nature and ancestors. The Lo Lo are polytheistic, believing in the existence of gods who govern all aspects of life such as mountain gods, river gods, and earth gods.
The Lo Lo people's costumes are one of the important cultural highlights. Lo Lo women's costumes are made from brocade with complex, colorful patterns. They often wear a lot of silver jewelry and traditional head scarves during festivals. Lo Lo costumes are not only a symbol of their skillful weaving skills but also a way for them to express their personality and social position...
The Tay ethnic group is the largest ethnic minority in Tuyen Quang, with a culture rich in national identity, from cuisine , costumes to traditional rituals. The Long Tong festival (going to the fields festival) is one of the most important festivals of the Tay people, held at the beginning of the year to pray for a bountiful harvest and peace for the family. The Tay people are also famous for their ancestor worship rituals and cultural activities such as Then singing, a unique form of folk art. The Tay people's outstanding feature is the stilt house architecture.
The Tay stilt houses are mainly built of wood, with roofs made of palm leaves or thatched roofs, creating a cool living space in the summer and a warm one in the winter. The Tay stilt houses are not only a place to live but also a cultural symbol, a place where community activities and important ceremonies take place. Then singing is also one of the most unique art forms of the Tay people, imbued with spirituality and tradition. The Tay people often perform Then singing during major festivals of the nation, especially the Long Tong Festival. This is an opportunity for the community to gather, have fun and show solidarity among members of society...
The Nung ethnic group has a rich culture, including unique rituals, beliefs and customs, notably the New Rice Celebration. This ceremony usually takes place after the rice harvest, expressing the people's gratitude to heaven, earth, gods and ancestors for giving them a bountiful harvest. In addition, the Nung people also organize rituals related to the human reproductive cycle such as weddings, naming ceremonies and funerals. The cuisine of the Nung people is also very unique and bears the mark of the highlands. Some famous traditional dishes of the Nung people are khau nhuc (steamed pork belly), sour pickled pork and five-color sticky rice...
San Chay ethnic group: The traditional houses of the San Chay people are usually stilt houses and half-stilt, half-ground houses. In the houses of the San Chay people, there are many altars. In addition to worshiping their ancestors, they also worship heaven and earth, the local god, the midwife, the god of agriculture, the god of livestock... The altar of the San Chay people is quite simple, sometimes just a bamboo tube to hold incense. San Chay women wear indigo skirts and long dresses with decorative patterns on the armpits and back. On their heads they wear black indigo square scarves. Men wear long or short indigo shirts, brown or white pants. The San Chay people have lyrical folk songs - Sinh ca, a type of love song between men and women, including 2 types: singing in the village at night and singing on the road or at the market. They have rich dances such as drum dance, shrimp scooping dance, bird dance, fish stabbing dance, lamp lighting dance... The most unique musical instruments are the earthenware drum and bamboo flute...
San Diu ethnic group: The treasure of the San Diu ethnic group is the Soong Co singing - a national intangible cultural heritage recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. In particular, the San Diu people are always aware of preserving and spreading cultural heritage, so that Soong Co is vividly present in the lives of the people. According to the San Diu language, "Soong" means to sing, and "co" means to sing, Soong Co means to sing. This is a popular form during festivals and spring, expressing love for the country, love for work and the relationship between people...
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| Fire Dance performance of Pa Then people. Photo courtesy |
The Pa Then ethnic group has a prominent cultural feature of traditional weaving and the mysterious Fire Dance festival. These cultural heritages are closely linked to the material and spiritual life of the Pa Then people. Currently, traditional weaving and the Fire Dance festival are generating income for the people through tourism development…
In addition, there are also many other ethnic minorities with rich and diverse identities that have greatly contributed to the cultural treasure of ethnic groups in Tuyen Quang in particular and the whole country in general.
Hieu Anh
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Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/van-hoa/du-lich/202507/tuyen-quang-noi-hoi-tu-ban-sac-van-hoa-cac-dan-toc-thieu-so-3f77217/
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