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Tet of dancing of the Red Dao
Time: From the 1st to the 2nd day of the
first lunar month.
Place: Ta Phin Commune, Sa Pa District, Lao Cai Province.
Objects of worship: Deities, ancestors.
Characteristics: Dancing (14 styles of dance), bathing ancestor's
statues.
Three big families of Ly, Ban, Trieu arranged Tet of dancing at the head of the
family's house. The main ceremony is the dances which are performed by small
group of young boys and girls. There are many dance styles which are described
the contexts of ancestor angel go down the earth to attend the Tet with
offspring. After the dance ceremony is an ancestor's statues procession and
bathing ancestor's statues ceremony. Next to it is a dance of offering red and
yellow cocks... The flag dance is the end of the festival.
Source: VNAT |
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