(Baonghean.vn) - Coming to Western Nghe An in winter, tourists will have the opportunity to experience interesting customs of ethnic minorities as well as strange and different mountain and forest scenery.
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| With its mountainous terrain, winter in Western Nghe An is always colder than other areas, especially in the villages on the mountain tops. Temperatures in these places sometimes drop to 0 degrees Celsius. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Winter is also the season of unique markets of the highland people such as: Huoi Tu, Muong Long, Nam Can (Ky Son), Tam Thai (Tuong Duong). Coming here, in addition to buying mountain products, visitors can also enjoy local dishes such as grilled chicken, grilled pork of the mountain people, which are both warm and delicious. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Winter in the West is also considered the season of mountain specialties "taking the throne". Dishes such as: cool fish, beef, pork, sausage... are suitable for the traditional cold weather of ethnic minorities in the West. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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On a winter morning in Western Nghe An, steam rises from rivers and hydroelectric reservoirs, creating a very beautiful and magical scene. Photo: Luong Le
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| The forests in the West are changing to a new color. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| For Mong boys and girls, winter is also a time of leisure. On warm days, boys and girls make appointments to throw pao, play the flute… Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| For the Khmu people, winter is also the season to prepare for Tet. The Khmu people's Tet means to get rid of bad luck from the old year and pray for a good new year. In the Tet ceremony, there must be at least 2 jars of rice wine, 2 chickens (1 to thank the local gods and spirits, to give rice; 1 to worship ancestors); pork is offered to guests. Each family has the custom of celebrating Tet at different times, the Hoa family usually celebrates Tet in the evening; the Cut family, Moong family... usually celebrate at noon. Each family usually chooses a day in winter to celebrate Tet. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| In the winter in the western region of Nghe An, Thai ethnic women begin spinning silkworm cocoons. At night, the image of women sitting spinning cotton and weaving cloth will become impressive to tourists from all over the world. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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| Cloudy mountain peaks in winter in western Nghe An. Photo: Ho Phuong |
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