What is special about Tet of Thai people in Nghe An?
(Baonghean.vn) - The Thai people's Spring and New Year celebrations are always associated with customs and practices and have special meanings, carrying their own cultural characteristics.
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| For the Thai people, when Tet comes, every family organizes a feast to invite relatives to celebrate Tet. On newly spread flower mats, guests and hosts give New Year wishes, and sip good wine together... Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| Regardless of age, men and women all raised their glasses to toast to each other the best. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| The Thai people's Tet meal has an indispensable dish, which is fish, with grilled, sour, dried dishes... According to Mr. Vang Kim Hue, in Can village, Tam Thai commune (Tuong Duong), the custom of offering fish, as well as the indispensable meal of fish at the beginning of the year, comes from the gratitude to ancestors of ancient origins, when Thai villages began to form along rivers and streams. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
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| After the party ends, the xoe and lam vong dances around the jar of rice wine begin. The girls, dressed in their traditional costumes with colorfully patterned scarves, spread out to invite guests to join the xoe or lam vong dance. At the end, the guests thank the host and wish them a prosperous year. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
