Ha Giang: Two ceremonies become part of national intangible cultural heritage
The northernmost province of Ha Giang recently had two traditional ceremonies in Hoang Su Phi district inscribed on the list of national intangible cultural heritage.
A ritual in the Ban Vuong worshipping ceremony (Photo: dantocmiennui.vn)
Ha Giang (VNA) – Thenorthernmost province of Ha Giang recently had two traditional ceremonies inHoang Su Phi district inscribed on the list of national intangible culturalheritage.
The newly recognised are the praying-for-bumper-cropsceremony of the Red Co Lao ethnic group in Tung San commune and the Ban Vuongworshipping ceremony of the Red Dao ethnic group in Ho Thau commune.
Then Ngoc Minh, Chairman ofthe Hoang Su Phi district People’s Committee, said the praying-for-bumper-cropsceremony, also called the new corn ceremony, reflects the typical agriculturalbelief of the Co Lao minority group.
Every year, after harvestingrice and corn, Co Lao people hold a praying-for-bumper-crops ceremony to expressgratitude to gods and ancestors for blessing them with good weather and bumpercrops. Apart from rituals, this ceremony also features festivities such as folksinging and folk games.
Meanwhile, the Ban Vuongworshipping ceremony aims to show the Red Dao people’s respect for ancestorsand aspiration for a peaceful life, prosperity, good weather, and bumper crops.They believe that the worship of Ban Vuong, believed to be the great ancestor ofall clans of the Dao people, is related to the destiny of each person, each clan,and the entire ethnic group, according to Minh.
Located in the west of HaGiang, Hoang Su Phi district is a long-standing living place of 13 ethnicgroups, including Dao, Tay, Nung, Mong, Co Lao, and La Chi. Local ethnic minoritiesstill uphold their unique traditional culture.
Meanwhile, there are 19ethnic groups in Ha Giang. The province is currently home to 27 nationalintangible cultural heritages, six of which belong to minority groups with apopulation of less than 10,000 like Bo Y, Lo Lo, Pu Peo, and Co Lao./.
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A ritual in the Ban Vuong worshipping ceremony (Photo: dantocmiennui.vn) 
