Thai people celebrate Independence Day

Youth Union members of Chau Hanh commune participate in wrapping croissants. Photo: Huu Vi

To celebrate the National Day, the Youth Union of Chau Hanh commune organized an early Independence Day celebration, attracting a large number of people to participate. Dong Minh village, a Thai community located near Tan Lac town, was chosen as the venue. With the message "Happy Independence Day, preserving the cultural identity of the Thai ethnic group", the New Year was celebrated happily, intimately, and simply with cultural exchanges such as gong playing, folk dancing, drinking rice wine, etc.

A young man from Chau Hanh commune with a freshly wrapped croissant. Photo: Huu Vi

In particular, participating in the program, young people also experienced wrapping croissant cakes - a traditional dish of the Thai people in Quy Chau, Con Cuong..., often offered to ancestors on the occasion of traditional Tet.

Offering food to the spirits is also a common custom in traditional Tet, which also appears in Independence Day. Thai people believe that spirits must be healthy and always be with them for them to be safe. Therefore, offerings must be made to feed the spirits and prevent them from getting lost. Independence Day in Dong Minh village is more fun because some Thai Cultural Clubs from neighboring areas also come to join in the exchange.

The sound of gongs and cymbals is an indispensable sound during Independence Day. Photo: Huu Vi

Since 1945, Independence Day has gradually become an annual cultural activity of ethnic minority communities in the mountainous areas of Nghe An. Up to now, the organization of this great happy day has become more exciting because the economic and social life in the mountainous and highland areas has also improved much compared to the previous period.