Every spring, the Dao Tuyen people in Ban Phiet commune look forward to the “Hat qua lang” festival to wish for blessings and celebrate the new year through love songs and participating in folk games. This is a traditional custom imbued with the unique culture of the Dao Tuyen people in Ban Phiet commune.
Legend has it that in the past, the Dao Tuyen people's land in the high mountains had no markets, so people had a custom of holding a festival of singing and responding between guests and the host on Tet. Later, it was called the "Hat qua lang" festival in the spring to invite villagers around the area to sing, compete in arts and sports to pray for favorable weather, bountiful crops, peace and happiness for the family. This was also an opportunity for close friends who lived far away but became close to each other after attending the "Hat qua lang" festival the previous year. More specifically, through the days and nights of singing and responding in the spring, there were couples who became husband and wife.
This year's "Singing through the village" festival was held on the morning of February 5 in Nam Suu village. From early morning, a large number of people were present at the village cultural house. Everyone was smiling brightly in the most beautiful traditional costumes of their ethnic group. After the opening and congratulations from the Party Committee and the government, the main part of the festival was organized according to the traditional ritual of welcoming guests to the house of the Dao Tuyen people to celebrate Tet. This year's antiphonal singing by the men of Lang Chung village was very impressive, they sang to welcome the new year, asked about health, family happiness... to the women of Nam Suu village. In turn, the women of Nam Suu village sang back and asked about the economic situation of the past year. Traditional songs of the Dao people were performed by men and women such as: wishing for a new year, wishing for family happiness, love exchange, singing in response to spring, love between couples...
Along with "Singing through the village", many traditional sports such as tug of war, stick pushing, and volleyball were also organized, attracting a large number of people to participate.
The "Singing through the village" festival is an activity to preserve and promote the fine traditions of the Dao Tuyen ethnic group in particular, and the cultural traditions of the ethnic groups in Ban Phiet commune in general. It is both an opportunity to meet and exchange cultures between ethnic groups, and has the meaning of further strengthening the solidarity and unity between ethnic groups to join hands in preserving cultural identity and building a new countryside for Ban Phiet commune to develop more and more.
Photo below: The Organizing Committee awards prizes to the competing teams and individuals.
Thanh Nga (Ethnic and Development Newspaper)
Source: https://baophutho.vn/net-dep-van-hoa-trong-hoi-hat-qua-lang-tai-xa-ban-phiet-227660.htm
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