The sacred forest festival of the H'Mong people in Yen Bai

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    Yen Bai - These days, the H'Mong people in Na Hau are eagerly celebrating the forest Tet and meeting, exchanging, and wishing each other a peaceful new year.

    Ngay sau khi vui mung don bang chung nhan Di san van hoa phi vat the quoc gia voi Le cung rung nguoi Mong xa Na Hau, ngay 27-2, nhan dan dia phuong da thuc hien Le cung rung linh thieng va doc dao tai ba khu rung thieng cua ba thon trong xa la Ban Tat, Trung Tam, Ba Khuy.
    Immediately after happily receiving the certificate of National Intangible Cultural Heritage with the H'Mong Forest Worship Ceremony of Na Hau Commune, on February 27, the local people held a sacred and unique forest worship ceremony in three sacred forests of three villages in the commune, Ban Tat, Trung Tam, and Ba Khuy.
    Cong dong nguoi Mong song o xa Na Hau hien nay di chuyen tu hai huyen Si Ma Cai va Bac Ha, tinh Lao Cai ve tu nam 1979.
    Na Hau is located in the core area of Na Hau Nature Reserve. The H'Mong community here mainly moved from Si Ma Cai and Bac Ha districts, Lao Cai province since 1979.
    Cu vao ngay cuoi cung cua thang gieng am lich hang nam, dong bao lai cung rung tai khu rung cam cua ba thon trong xa la Ban Tat, Trung Tam, Ba Khuy, noi co nhung cay tau co thu cao dep nhat.
    Every year, on the last day of the first lunar month, people worship the forest in the forbidden forest of three villages in the commune, Ban Tat, Trung Tam, Ba Khuy, where the highest ancient apple trees are located.
    Ong Vu Xuan Ba – Bi thu Dang bo xa Na Hau, huyen Van Yen, tinh Yen Bai cho biet: “Tet rung khong chi la nghi le doc dao co y nghia tam linh cau phuc, gop phan bao ton cac gia tri vat chat, tinh than trong cong dong cac dan toc ma con thiet thuc gop phan vao cong tac quan ly, bao ve tai nguyen rung cung nhu bao ve moi truong sinh thai. Trong Tet rung, cac thon ban se to chuc Hoi the giu rung de danh gia ket qua cong tac bao ve rung, tuyen duong cac gia dinh lam tot va nhac nho, phe binh cac ho lam chua tot. Moi nguoi cung nhau cam ket cung nhau doan ket giu rung, khong ai duoc vi pham cac quy dinh chung cua lang”.
    Mr. Vu Xuan Ba - Secretary of the Party Committee of Na Hau commune, Van Yen district, Yen Bai province said: "Forest Tet is not only a unique ceremony with spiritual and spiritual significance, contributing to the preservation of material and spiritual values in the ethnic community but also practically contributing to the management and protection of forest resources as well as the protection of the ecological environment. During the forest Tet, villages and hamlets will organize a Forest Protection Oath-taking Association to evaluate the results of forest protection work, commend families doing well and remind and criticize households doing poorly. Everyone together pledges to unite and protect the forest, no one must violate the general regulations of the village".
    Xong xuoi, nguoi dan trai la don mam ra an co, hoac dung ban ghe bang tre tuoi nhu Ban Tat lam. Tiec an uong vui den cuoi ngay moi tan, sau do an Tet trong ba ngay nua.
    For decoration, people spread leaves to move the trays out to eat, or set up tables and chairs made of fresh bamboo like Ban Tat does. After that, people will celebrate Tet for three more days.
    Ve Na Hau nhung ngay cuoi thang Gieng, dau thang Hai am lich, nguoi dan va du khach se cam nhan duoc khong khi nao nuc don Tet rung cua ba con nguoi Mong. Net dac sac cua Tet rung da tao tinh lan toa ra dong bao cac dan toc khac trong huyen Van Yen.
    Coming to Na Hau in late January and early February, people and tourists will feel the bustling atmosphere of the H'Mong people celebrating the forest Tet. The unique features of the forest Tet have spread to other ethnic groups in Van Yen district.
    Tet rung con la dip de trai gai nguoi Mong gap go, tim kiem ban doi. Co nhung doi ban tre du o cach xa nhau nhung da nen duyen vo chong khi gap nhau tai day.
    The forest festival is also an occasion for H'Mong boys and girls to meet and find a partner. There are young couples who, despite living apart, should have met together here. Photo: Van Duc
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