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Unique Flower and Fruit Festival - 'Vu Lan' season of Thai people in Nghe An

Dao Tho• August 30, 2023 16:28

(Baonghean.vn) - The Thai people in Nghe An celebrate the Flower and Fruit Festival, which is usually held in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. For this ethnic community, the Flower and Fruit Festival is not only for fun and eating, but also an occasion to show gratitude to their grandparents, ancestors and those who gave birth to them.

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The Thai Khanh community in Ky Son district is scattered in the villages of Pha Danh, My Ly, Huu Lap, Nam Can communes... The Thai Khanh people have a tradition of celebrating Tet with flowers and fruits in the seventh month of the lunar calendar. In Pieng Hom village (Pha Danh commune), this community always chooses the 15th day of the seventh lunar month to celebrate the "Khau sac" (full moon) festival. Photo: Dao Tho
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Before the holiday, the women in the family often prepare many dishes from items found in the forest or in streams and creeks to prepare the offering tray. Some dishes have become indispensable traditions such as mooc, grilled fish, flowers, fruits, banh chung... Photo: Dao Tho
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When inviting a shaman to perform a ceremony, the Thai people always prepare three offerings: one in the house worshiping the gods, one in the family altar, and one outside the door to worship the wandering souls. Photo: Dao Tho
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After the head of the family finishes the ceremony at home, each household sends someone to bring the family's offerings to the head of the family's house so that the head of the family can worship their ancestors. The offerings are wrapped in dong leaves and can be small sticky rice balls with meat, fish, etc. Photo: Dao Tho
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The offering tray at the house of the head of the Lo family in Pieng Hom village (Pha Danh commune). This offering tray is then divided among the descendants of the family to eat and drink together. Photo: Dao Tho
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Mr. Lo Xu Lin - a village elder in Pieng Hom village said: The main purpose of the Flower and Fruit Festival is for descendants to show gratitude to their ancestors. In the lowlands, there is the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, Vu Lan festival, but the Thai people insist on celebrating the Flower and Fruit Festival just for the purpose of showing gratitude. Photo: Dao Tho
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Like in some lowland areas, the Thai also set aside a small amount of food to hang in front of their house to worship the wandering souls. According to this community, this is the way to keep the wandering souls from entering the house to cause trouble. Photo: Dao Tho
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Thai children insist on going to the houses of families in the village to collect offerings for the wandering souls. This is always happily agreed by the owners. Photo: Dao Tho
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After the ceremony, everyone sat together to eat and drink happily, wishing each other good health, favorable weather, and bountiful harvests. It can be said that this is a beautiful tradition that needs to be preserved in the Thai Khanh community in Western Nghe An. Photo: Dao Tho

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