Warm mother carrying her child to the fields, to the market
(Baonghean.vn) - Whether they are working in the fields, fetching water from streams, or going to the market, 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 region 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, fetch water... even to go to the fields and work in the fields. 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 "bean forks". The Thai people's "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 their waist or back 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 child on her back. The mother can work and talk to her child at the same time. This is also a way for the mother to take care of her child 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 of women in the highlands, but it also represents a unique cultural feature of the people here. Photo: Dao Tho |
