Bringing the White Thai hair-washing festival back to life in Lai Chau

  • Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
    Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
  • Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
    Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
  • Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
    Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
  • Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
    Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
  • Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh
    Phong Tho District's People's Committee recreats the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh

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Bringing the White Thai hair-washing festival back to life in Lai Chau
03/06/2023 07:30 | TTXVN |
To celebrate the annual Then Kin Pang festival, Phong Tho District's People's Committee , the northern province of Lai Chau recreated the traditional Ap Ho Chieng Festival (also known as the New Year Shampoo Festival) of the White Thai people in Khong Lao Commune. The festival is inspired by the legend of Miss Han, who disguised herself as a man to fight the enemy and returned victorious on the last day before the Lunar New Year. After the fight, Han and the soldiers bathed in the Nam Bo stream to celebrate their victory and welcome in the new year. Suddenly, the sky shined brighter than usual and a five-coloured cloud appeared to welcome her to paradise. VNA Photo: Văn Oanh

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