(Baonghean.vn) - When spring comes, the Thai people in Hien village, Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong) joyfully hold a gong festival. Amidst the bustling sound of gongs and drums, people in Hien village and many other villages in the commune listen to music and drink rice wine in the joy of celebrating the new year.
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| Entering the new year, families with gongs and drums will choose an auspicious day to hold a gong festival, usually after the 2nd day and lasting until the end of the Lunar New Year. The gong set consists of many gongs of different sizes, high and low tones; placed right in the yard of the stilt house, in a spacious location, convenient for other activities. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Almost all Thai women know how to play gongs. Tet is an occasion for everyone to show off their gong and drum skills. Ms. Nguyen Thi Dung (45 years old) from Xieng Lam village, Ngoc Lam commune, also came to attend the festival, sharing: "I am very happy to come to Hien village to attend the gong festival. It was so much fun, I don't want to go home anymore." Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Each gong set usually has one drum. When playing music, the gong will be struck first, then the drum will follow. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| There are also cymbals and bronze drums, creating a joyful and jubilant atmosphere. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Amidst the bustling sound of gongs and drums, people from Hien village and many other villages in the commune come together to join in the bamboo dance and sing and dance enthusiastically. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| The elderly enjoy watching and cheering for their children and grandchildren. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Along with the sound of gongs is the sound of pounding pestles (quang luong) excitedly and urgently. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Next to the gong set, the host also placed jars of rice wine so that everyone who came to attend could listen to music and drink wine in the joy of celebrating the new year. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| After the activities in the yard, guests will be invited to the stilt house for Tet meal. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| Students from the lowlands come back to celebrate Tet with the locals, enjoying the gong and drum sets. Photo: Huy Thu |
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| On this occasion, everyone also got to watch the host "perform" brocade weaving in Spring. Photo: Huy Thu |
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The gong festival during Tet is the most unique cultural feature (costumes, cuisine, arts, etc.) of the Thai people. These beauties are being preserved and promoted by people in resettlement areas. In the drunkenness of rice wine, the gong festival seems to never end. Photo: Huy Thu
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Huy Thu
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