Folk games of the Northwest region

Every time Tet comes, spring comes, or festivals, the natural scenery and successive festivals make the journey to the Northwest more attractive. An indispensable part of the festivals that both locals and tourists love is folk games.

Let's buy a ticket back to childhood with author Trinh Thong Thien through the photo album "Northwest Folk Games", to experience the folk games that everyone has known at least once in their childhood. The photo series was sent by the author to participate in the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" , organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Excited about swinging and throwing cones. To organize the two games of throwing cones and swinging, the people chose a flat, wide area of ​​land by the stream. The location for the game of throwing cones is the area where the village's pole is planted. Here, people of all ages come together to attend the spring festival and compete in throwing cones.

Pao throwing game, in form a folk game but also a way for young men and women to express their love for each other. The game is very gentle and can last for hours, especially more poetic when there is the sound of the H'Mong boys' flute.

The game that almost everyone knows is the throwing of the con (or throwing the con) of the Thai ethnic group. The Thai people in Lai Chau celebrate their traditional New Year at the same time as the Lunar New Year of the whole nation. Coming to Vang Pheo village (Muong So commune, Phong Tho district), which is considered the "cradle" of the White Thai ethnic group in Lai Chau, besides enjoying the typical cuisine and admiring the rhythmic xoe dances of the village's art troupe, visitors also have the opportunity to learn about the long-standing and meaningful folk game: throwing the con.

Tug of war, a game in which the enthusiastic cheers of the audience can give great spiritual strength to the players. This is a game and also a sport that deeply demonstrates the spirit of solidarity and determination of the whole team. The cheers and applause make each tug of war match full of excitement and drama.

Coming to the villages in the Northwest, especially in the spring, or on holidays and festivals, we will be able to join the crowd of people going to the festival and playing traditional folk games. Not just simply competitions of talent, strength, intelligence..., folk games also contribute to creating a joyful atmosphere and strengthening solidarity among ethnic groups.

Folk games in festivals not only deeply express the cultural, religious and spiritual characteristics of each ethnic group, but also help train health and endurance in daily life and production.

In the community tourism villages in the Northwest, people also regularly organize folk games to preserve the cultural beauty of their ethnic group, while serving tourists to experience. Along with folk songs and dances, traditional games of the ethnic groups in the mountainous regions are also a cultural treasure that needs to be preserved and promoted./.

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