Mong people eagerly hunt rats and slaughter cows to celebrate Tet
(Baonghean.vn) - The Mong people's own Tet has long been integrated into the general Tet of the nation, becoming a big festival. That's why on the last day of the year, they eagerly hunt rats and slaughter cows to celebrate a truly joyful Tet.
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Traditional Tet is a big festival for the Mong community in Nghe An, this is an opportunity for everyone to sit around a cup of corn wine and chat. Photo: Dao Tho |
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To have a happy Tet, before that, the young men and children in the village went around the forests to set traps to catch mice for food. Photo: Dao Tho |
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"Special" product for Tet holiday. |
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Mice are burned and cleaned of fur. Photo: Dao Tho |
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With dishes such as stir-fried, lemongrass fried, and nam nhooc... mice are a special dish on happy days of the Mong people. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Not only that, many families and villages also organize to bring cows home to slaughter for Tet. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Eager to share beef for Tet. Photo: Dao Tho |
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Bringing meat home for Tet. Photo: Dao Tho |