Thai ethnic people are excited to wrap Chung cakes to celebrate Tet.
(Baonghean.vn) - From early morning, Ms. Quang Thi Hoa in Nam Giai commune (Que Phong) was present at Cha Lau village Kindergarten. She and the villagers eagerly prepared firewood, sticky rice, dong leaves, bean paste,... ready to participate in making banh chung organized by the Provincial Military Command.
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| Nam Giai is a particularly disadvantaged border commune of Que Phong district. Since 2012, Nam Giai commune has received support from the Provincial Military Command in poverty reduction, new rural construction, and economic development. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Over the years, the commune has changed a lot, the poverty rate has decreased from over 70% (2012) to 34% (2021). Every spring, the commune is organized by the Provincial Military Command to organize the Warm Border Tet program, giving gifts to support poor households and policy families. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| In 2021, Tet Warm Border also has a program to wrap banh chung and light a campfire to welcome the New Year. Photo by Thanh Cuong |
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| Arriving early to prepare to participate in wrapping traditional banh chung, Ms. Quang Thi Hoa excitedly said: "Up to now, every time Tet comes, people in Cha Lau mainly wrap cakes according to Thai customs such as croissants, sandwiches, round cakes, etc. Families cook and wrap cakes at home, today we gather here to wrap cakes, especially to interact with the soldiers, everyone in the village is happy". Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| At first it was quite unfamiliar, but with the guidance of the officers and soldiers of the Military Command, Ms. Hoa was able to wrap a square "standard" banh chung. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| Chung cakes and Tet cakes from the lowlands, as well as croissants and sandwiches from the border areas, are skillfully arranged in pots by skilled hands, preparing to light the fire to cook the cakes to welcome Spring. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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| The first pot of banh chung to welcome Spring of the Cha Lau people. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
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The pot of banh chung, imbued with the military-civilian affection of the provincial armed forces and the Thai people in Cha Lau village, has a profound humanitarian meaning, responding to the movement "Tet for the poor" in 2021; encouraging the spirit, sharing the difficulties and deprivation of the ethnic minorities in the highlands and the ethnic minorities in the border areas of the Fatherland, celebrating the traditional New Year. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
