Distinctive features in the life of the Tho ethnic group.

(Baonghean.vn) - Living mainly in the districts of Nghia Dan, Thai Hoa, Quy Hop and Tan Ky, the Tho ethnic people have their own unique characteristics in their daily lives...

A reporter from Nghe An Newspaper would like to introduce some of these distinctive features:

The villages of the Tho people are usually concentrated mainly in areas with springs, streams, and creeks, clustered together according to clans and groups. In the past, the Tho people often lived in stilt houses similar to those of the Muong people, but nowadays most live in ground-level houses in the style of the lowlands.

Villages often have shrines dedicated to various gods and guardian spirits. Shamans hold a relatively high position within the community.

The Tho people place great importance on the New Year's rice planting ceremony (cau moong), the new rice offering ceremony, the housewarming ceremony, etc., with solemn rituals.

Besides animal husbandry and agriculture, the Turks are very skilled hunters...

And they are very good at fishing in ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams.

The Turkic people are famous for cultivating hemp and processing hemp products such as hammocks, hunting nets, and fishing nets. They trade these items for things they cannot produce themselves, mainly clothing, as the Turkic people do not know how to weave cloth.

The clothing of the Tho people is relatively simple. Women's basic dresses and blouses are similar to those of the Thai people; however, Tho women do not wear hats or caps to protect themselves from rain and sun, but mainly use a large square scarf, about 80 cm wide, made of white cotton fabric, folded to cover their heads. Men's clothing is similar to that of the Kinh people.

The Tho people still preserve and popularize many unique folk songs and dances, such as: Du Du Dien Dien, En En- Ac Ac, Thuom singing, Gheo singing, Cuoi singing, Dam singing...

Along with traditional instruments such as flutes, mouth organs, gongs...

Quang An