(Baonghean.vn) When Tet comes, travelling to highland villages, especially to villages where Hmong people live, many tourists are very impressed by the colors of the costumes of the women. They seemed to bear the color of Spring...
Like many other ethnic minorities, spring is an opportunity for the Hmong people in the western region of Nghe An to rest after days of hard work. Tet is an occasion for Hmong women to show off in traditional costumes to visit relatives and participate in the 'pao' (ball) throwing festival to celebrate the new year. Photo: Dinh Tuan With vibrant colors such as blue, red, purple and yellow, the dresses of the Hmong people are likened to a unique work of art, with harmonious color combinations, rich, impressive and well-arranged patterns, creating charm for the wearer. Photo: Dinh Tuan In the midst of the Spring scene, those dresses are even more enhanced with beauty and charm. Photo: Dinh Tuan Nowadays, Hmong women's costumes have been stylized, slightly innovated, and the lines on the costumes are increasingly diverse and more modern. However, it still retains its unique value, without losing the traditional costume pattern of this ethnic group. Photo: Dinh Tuan Hmong girls are very confident when wearing their ethnic traditional costumes. In the photo: Hmong girls of Hop Thanh village are capturing the moment of Spring day. Photo: Dinh Tuan On holidays and Tet, not only young women wear traditional dresses, but everyone wears them, creating a vivid picture with many vibrant colors. Photo: Dinh Tuan These extremely eye-catching costumes are created by the skillful hands and rich imagination of Hmong women. Every year, around September and October of the lunar calendar, Hmong women begin diligently sewing and embroidering new clothes for themselves and their children to convey their wishes for a healthy, smooth new year and abundant crops. Photo: Dinh Tuan
