(Baonghean.vn)- The Khmu ethnic group in the western region of Nghe An has a long-standing tradition of smoking. In particular, in Khmu villages, almost all women smoke.
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| In the Khmu villages, both men and women grow tobacco for their family use. The Khmu people in Tha Lang village (Bao Thang commune, Ky Son) all said that they have grown tobacco on their fields for generations, and when needed, they pick it for use and everyone can use it. However, the Khmu people strictly forbid this for children. |
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| Tobacco plants are thinly sliced and dried and stored. |
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| Khmu women have the responsibility of caring for and preserving medicinal plants for family use. |
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| Unlike industrial cigarettes, Khmu cigarettes are rolled and smoked directly without a filter, so they are very strong. Because they use so much tobacco, their fingers become yellow from the smoke. |
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| Most of the elderly in the village are addicted to this drug. Mrs. Ven Ba Xuc (Tha Lang village, Bao Thang commune) said she has been addicted to drugs since she was young. She doesn’t remember how many years she has smoked, but she only knows that when she runs out of drugs, she asks her children and grandchildren to pick them up, dry them, and use them. |
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| In their free time or when they go to the fields, the indispensable thing for them is a pre-cut pack of cigarettes and some paper to wrap them. The women in Nam Tien 2 village said that almost all the women in the village smoke. |
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| Mr. Xeo Pho Nghe (Bao Thang) said that the Khmu people have a long-standing tradition of smoking. Not only men but also many women are addicted to smoking. This type of home-grown tobacco is more fragrant than industrial tobacco. However, those who are not used to it find it very acrid and unpleasant. |
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| Some people also believe that smoking this type of tobacco is not as toxic as cigarettes and industrial tobacco. |
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| During the off-season, Khmu women gather together to smoke cigarettes and discuss farming. In recent years, the government and the Women's Union in the highland communes of Ky Son have launched a campaign to encourage people not to smoke, especially women, because of the health effects. |
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