Vietnam-Laos-China ‘con’ throwing festival going on in Lai Chau

  • Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
    Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
    Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
    Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
    Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
    Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
    Photo: Women of ethnic groups at the festival. VNA Photo
  • Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
    Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
  • Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
    Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
  • Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
    Photo: A competitor throws the ball. VNA Photo
The third Vietnam-Laos-China ‘con’ festival, themed “Colour of friendship”, is going on in Muong Te district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau from December 29. The three-day event has welcomed nearly 1,000 participants from Lai Chau and Dien Bien provinces in Vietnam, Phongsaly province in Laos and Yunnan province in China. The ‘con’ is a small ball made from pieces of colourful cloth stuffed with puffed rice and cotton seeds. It is thrown at a bamboo hoop as part of a folk game played during the festivals and New Year holidays of Thai ethnic communities. VNA Photo

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