The " Ban May Golden Season" Festival at Sun World Fansipan Legend tourist area is a special event, recreating the traditional rituals and activities of Lao Cai ethnic groups during the bumper golden season.
Accordingly, the beautiful little May village hidden at the foot of Fansipan mountain in the cable car station area will become a gathering place for the H'Mong, Xa Pho, Tay, Giay, Dao Do, Thai and Ha Nhi ethnic groups...
Here, people celebrate the ripe rice season, and bring visitors the most unique and local Golden Season Festival cultural experiences.
From now until the end of September 6, Ban May will be filled with the yellow color of corn in the harvest season, creating a beautiful scene with straw, fragrant rice corn and a full yellow color.
In particular, every weekend, a special festival of the ethnic groups living here will be held, giving visitors traditional ceremonial experiences, local cultural activities and extremely diverse folk games of the Northwest.
On the occasion of the National Day holiday on September 2 this year, visitors will experience an "Early Tet".
Ethnic groups in Ban May such as Xa Pho, Tay, Giay, Dao... go to the fields early in the morning, welcome the souls of new rice to their homes, bring back fruits of labor and offerings, solemnly offer to the gods and ancestors on the occasion of the new Lunar New Year.
In the stilt house space of Ban May, ethnic minorities in the Northwest highlands gather. Although they are different in customs and ways of life, they all have one thing in common, which is to pray for peace and a prosperous life for the villagers.
May version is not only a destination to admire but also a place to participate in unique cultural activities. During one month of the festival, every corner of the village will be filled with interesting activities such as pounding thick bread, making nuggets, blowing iridescent sticky rice ...
Visitors can experience the bumper golden harvest season with the people and enjoy dishes made by themselves, in the vibrant atmosphere of the festival.
