(Baonghean.vn) -For Mong villages in Nghe An, the time from the 7th to the 9th lunar month is when every household is busy making worshiping paper to prepare for the Tet holidays.
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| The period from July to September of the lunar calendar is when all Mong villages enter the paper-making season. This type of paper is not used for writing but for the Mong people has a very important meaning as a place to connect the spiritual world between the living and the dead. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The giang trees (of the bamboo family) in the forest that are chosen to make paper are those that are neither young nor old, brought home, split to remove the core, then washed clean. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Giang is put in a pot and boiled for about 2-3 days. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Then pound it and mix it with kitchen ash to cook. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The water is spread thinly on a large sheet to dry. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Every time there is sunlight, the paper must be dried thoroughly to make it stand out white. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| Hmong people's worshiping paper products. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| These papers are used by the Mong people to stick in their homes during the New Year or for worshipping. This is a "creation" and also a unique cultural feature of this ethnic community. Photo: Dao Tho |
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