Warm mother carrying her child to the fields, to the market
(Baonghean.vn) - Whether going to the fields to clear land, going to the stream to get water or going to the market, the Mong, Thai, Kho Mu mothers in Nghe An all carry their children on their backs.
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Coming to the villages in the mountainous regions of Nghe An, we can easily see images of mothers and grandmothers carrying their children on their backs to go to the market, pick vegetables, get water... even to go to the fields and work. Almost everywhere they go, whatever they do, the little child is always on their mother's back. When the child is awake, the mother works and chats with the child. When the child is tired, the child falls asleep on the mother's warm, peaceful back. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The Thai people call their baby carriers "bee forks" or "bee ferries". The Thai "bee forks" are made more simply than the Mong people's, with a piece of gray cloth about 2 meters long and 80 centimeters wide to tie the baby to the hip or back of the mother while working. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| After being carried in a baby carrier, Mong children can sleep soundly on their mother's back. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| A grandmother in Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district carries her grandchild down the stream while catching fish. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Even when going to work, a Thai ethnic mother in Lang Khe commune, Con Cuong district carries her baby on her back. She can work and talk to her baby at the same time. This is also a way for a mother to take care of her baby anytime, anywhere. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| When going to get water from the stream, the mother also carried her child on her back... Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| In the cold winter, in addition to the baby carrier, Mong mothers often wrap their children in thin blankets to keep them warm. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| The image of a child on her back not only shows the hard work and diligence of women in the highlands, but it also represents a unique cultural feature of the people here. Photo: Dao Tho |
