‘Young rice festival’ of Thai people in Lai Chau provine

  • Local people perform a ritual to process the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Local people perform a ritual to process the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Local people perform a ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express people’s gratitude to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Local people perform a ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express people’s gratitude to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Selecting plump rice ears for the ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Selecting plump rice ears for the ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Making green rice is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Making green rice is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Local people perform a ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express people’s gratitude to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Local people perform a ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express people’s gratitude to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Making green rice is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Making green rice is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Local people perform a ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express people’s gratitude to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Local people perform a ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express people’s gratitude to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Roasting rice after a ritual to worship the rice’s soul at the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Roasting rice after a ritual to worship the rice’s soul at the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Plucking rice to make green rice at the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Plucking rice to make green rice at the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Tug of war is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Tug of war is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Cotton ball throwing is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Cotton ball throwing is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Cheraw dance is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Cheraw dance is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Selecting plump rice ears for the ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Selecting plump rice ears for the ritual to worship the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Local people perform a ritual to process the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Local people perform a ritual to process the rice’s soul to express respect to God of agriculture. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
  • Making green rice is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy
    Making green rice is part of the festival. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy

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‘Young rice festival’ of Thai people in Lai Chau provine
10/21/2022 10:56 | TTXVN
The Thai ethnic community in Vietnam has many mysterious and intriguing rituals. Thai people in Muong So commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau provine are renowned for the ‘Kin lau khau mau’ festival, which is also known as the ‘Young rice festival’. The festival is held annually to pray for favourable weather and bumper crops. VNA Photo: Đinh Thùy

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