Catholic wooden statue village in Ninh Binh is busy during Christmas season

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    Ninh Binh - On this occasion, the Catholic wooden statue making village in Xuan Truong commune is busy completing products to serve the Christmas season.

    Xa Xuan Truong la mot trong nhung dia phuong co nghe che tac tuong go cong giao phat trien manh cua tinh Ninh Binh, voi hang chuc xuong lon nho hoat dong nhon nhip quanh nam. Cac san pham tai day da dang ve kich thuoc va mau ma, phu hop voi nhieu khong gian trung bay, tu nha tho den tu gia.
    Xuan Truong commune, Ninh Binh province is a locality with a developed profession of catholic wood statue processing with dozens of large and small workshops operating busily all year round. As Christmas approaches, the workshops here run at full capacity, mobilizing maximum skilled workers to deliver goods to customers in time.
    Ghi nhan tai xuong che tac tuong go cua anh Vu Van Tu (xa Xuan Truong), tieng cua, tieng duc cung tieng noi cuoi cua tho tao nen khong khi lao dong soi dong, khan truong.
    Recorded by Lao Dong Newspaper reporters at the wood statue processing workshop of Mr. Vu Van Tu's family (Xuan Truong commune), the atmosphere of urgent labor. Mr. Tu said that from October to December, Catholic wooden statue processing workshops in the area during the peak season of the year, the products are mainly used to serve Christmas. His workshop currently has 20 workers working continuously to complete orders from the church, store and private property.
    Cac san pham tai day da dang ve kich thuoc va mau ma, phu hop voi nhieu khong gian trung bay, tu nha tho den tu gia.
    Catholic wooden statue products are diverse in size and design, suitable for many exhibition spaces, from churches to private apartments. The price ranges from several hundred thousand to tens of millions of VND, depending on the material, size and sophistication of each product.
    Theo anh Tu, de hoan thanh mot buc tuong, tho phai thuc hien nhieu cong doan ti mi. Truoc tien, nguoi tho se len hinh mau theo yeu cau cua khach va tu van loai go phu hop de tao phoi. Khi co phoi, tho se got, duc, cham khac chi tiet roi mai nhan; cuoi cung phu son PU, giup san pham ben dep va bong min. Trong do, cong doan dieu khac chi tiet tuong la kho nhat, doi hoi nguoi tho doi tay dieu luyen va su am hieu ve nhan vat de thoi hon vao tung duong ne
    According to skilled craftsmen, to complete a statue, many meticulous steps must be done. In particular, the detailed sculpting stage of the statue is the most difficult, requiring the craftsman to skillfully hand and have an understanding of the character to breathe life into each line.
    Cong doan phu son PU, giup san pham ben dep va bong min.
    The PU paint coating process helps the product to be durable and shiny.
    Ong Nguyen Xuan Hien, nguoi co hon 20 nam kinh nghiem trong nghe dieu khac tuong go, cho hay: “Lam tuong cong giao khong chi can kheo tay ma con phai am hieu sau ve ton giao. Tho phai hieu ro lich su va cau chuyen cua cac Thanh de the hien chuan xac sac thai, bieu cam, thi tuong moi that su co hon. Nhung ngay nay, khoi luong cong viec rat lon nhung toi van ti mi trong tung chi tiet de dam bao chat luong”.
    Having been involved in wood carving and sculpting for more than 20 years, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hien (Xuan Truong commune) shared: "A craftsman can do all stages, but in workshops, whoever is good at what job will take on that job. Making a catholic statue not only requires skill but also a deep understanding, understanding the history and stories of the Saints to accurately express the nuances and expressions, then the statue will truly have soul".
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