Accordingly, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued a decision to include 3 traditional cultural heritages of ethnic minorities in Son La province in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
The Yen Chau Thai Den No Xen Luu No ceremony is often held in spring to pay tribute to ancestors, river gods, mountain gods and show gratitude for the merits of the monk who has cured the community. The festival includes an intertwined ceremony and festival, with the purpose of thanking heaven, earth, gods, and ancestors for their protection so that everyone can be healthy and have a bumper crop. After the ceremony, the people danced around the "Gengsuong" tree (the tree) in the hope of favorable weather and a prosperous and happy life.
The Pung Hien Festival ( Ha Nien Festival) of the Dao Tien Moc Chau people has been maintained by some Dao Tien families for many generations, held periodically every 3-4 years for 4-6 days on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. The festival has the meaning of thanking ancestors, gods and praying for a smooth New Year. Although it is a family ceremony, the Pung Hien Festival is always expanding to the whole village, expressing a deep community spirit, connecting families, educating the morality of drinking water from the source, and warning children about the fine traditions of the Dao ethnic group.
The paper-making profession of the Mong people in Son La has been formed for a long time. paper is not used for writing, but mainly for worship rituals, holidays, expressing the desire for peace, luck and happiness for the family in the new year.
The addition of 3 heritages to the national intangible cultural heritage list is the pride not only of ethnic minorities who directly preserve and promote it, but also affirms the efforts of Son La province in the work of preserving and honoring cultural heritage. This is also an important premise to link cultural development with sustainable tourism, economy and society in the new period.
