Unique cake in memory of Le Loi's army of the Thai ethnic group
(Baonghean.vn) - Every year on the 20th day of the 8th lunar month, people in Tien Ky commune, Tan Ky district joyfully celebrate Buon Xao Festival. For generations, Buon Xao Festival has been a beautiful cultural tradition of the Thai people living at the foot of Pu Pan.
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| According to the Thai people in Tien Ky, "Buon Xao" means Tet on August 20. This Tet originates from the tradition of drinking water and remembering its source, the belief in worshipping the Mother Goddess and the history of the local struggle to defend the country. During the Buon Xao Tet, there is an indispensable dish called mooc. On this occasion, every family competes to wrap and cook mooc to prepare for Tet. |
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Banh mooc, made from dong leaves, sticky rice, meat, wild vegetables... is a long-standing traditional dish of the Thai people. According to legend, banh mooc was also an item that local people used to treat Le Loi's army in the resistance war against the Ming army in the 15th century. According to history, Le Loi's army stopped at Pu Pan for about 2 months to recruit and train soldiers. |
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For the Thai people in Tien Ky, banh mooc is an indispensable item during the Buon Xao festival. This is an offering to the gods and a special dish on the Tet tray. |
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| During the Buon Xao Festival, Thai women often wear their most beautiful costumes to show the rich identity of their ethnic group. |
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| An elderly Thai man with jet-black teeth shines brightly in traditional costume while attending the Buon Xao New Year. |
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| To commemorate the merits of their ancestors, on the day of Buon Xao Tet, Thai people often hold ancestral worship ceremonies in their families and at the family temples. To express gratitude for the Le Loi army's contributions to defending the country and to show pride in their homeland's traditions, on this holiday, local people also solemnly organize many meaningful festival activities, especially the procession of the Gods to the top of Pu Pan, where the Le Loi citadel relic is located. |
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| Every time Tet Buon Xao comes, the Thai people in Tien Ky enthusiastically hold a gong and drum festival. Families who have gong and drum sets set them up on their porches for everyone to join in the fun. |
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| Like other important holidays, the Buon Xao New Year cannot lack bamboo dancing, bamboo drumming, and Thai folk singing with smooth and attractive melodies. |
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Buon Xao Tet has entered the consciousness of the Thai people in Tien Ky as the most important traditional holiday of the year, carrying its own beauty in the traditional culture of the Thai people living at the foot of Pu Pan. |