Warm spring in the resettlement area
(Baonghean.vn) - After nearly a decade in their new village, this Lunar New Year of the Pig 2019, the people of Ngoc Lam commune, Thanh Son district, in the resettlement area of Thanh Chuong district, are celebrating a vibrant and warm Tet holiday.
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| In the golden spring sunshine, the roads leading to the resettlement villages are adorned with the colors of the national flag. |
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| Beneath the small houses of the Thai and Khmu people, the atmosphere of celebrating the Lunar New Year seems even more bustling. |
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| This spring, people in the villages also erected many New Year's poles to welcome the Lunar New Year. These tall poles, adorned with LED lights and national flags, fluttered proudly in the blue sky. |
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| Children in the villages are dressed up in their new clothes. |
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| Every Lunar New Year, from the 30th day of the 12th lunar month until the 5th day of the 1st lunar month, people in the Thanh Chuong resettlement area organize communal New Year celebrations in each village, enjoying bamboo dances, drinking rice wine, tug-of-war competitions, and throwing the "con" (a traditional game)... This year, Kim Chuong village (Thanh Son commune), Noong and Nhan Pa villages (Ngoc Lam commune)... are among the villages that celebrated the New Year later than usual. |
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| During this time, some families who still preserve traditional musical instruments often organize "Tet celebrations," inviting people from other villages to their homes to celebrate Tet, strengthening community bonds. Attending the Tet festivities at the village cultural center as well as in individual families, everyone freely showcases their artistic talents (dancing, singing, playing musical instruments, etc.) and has a great time. |
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| Along with the sounds of gongs, drums, and lively bamboo pole dances, there is the bustling, urgent pounding of pestles (khoảnh loòng). |
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| Amidst the lively music, people gathered around jars of rice wine, joyfully celebrating the New Year. |
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| The mothers also happily perform brocade weaving as a beautiful spring tradition in the villages, reminding their children and grandchildren to always cherish and preserve the customs, traditions, and cultural identity of their ethnic group. In the photo: Ms. Vi Thi Thanh (64 years old) from Xieng Lam village (Ngoc Lam commune) is demonstrating brocade weaving. |
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| This year, the villagers seem more cheerful because, after nearly a decade in their new homes, their production, livestock farming, and livelihoods have gradually stabilized, and some households have even become wealthy. Spring is arriving in the resettlement area with a myriad of vibrant colors, along with the villagers' renewed faith and hopes. |
| Video: Celebrating the New Year with the people of Ngoc Lam commune. |
