Ta Oi people celebrate 40 years with President Ho’s surname

      The Ta Oi ethnic group’s Arieu (Buffalo stabbing) Festival was organised on May 17 in the central province of Thua Thien Hue to celebrate the 40th year the Ta Oi people have assumed the last name of “Ho”, after late President Ho Chi Minh.
The Ta Oi is a Vietnamese ethnic group. They speak a Mon-Khmer language and are concentrated in A Luoi district of Thua Thien Hue province and Huong Hoa district of Quang Trị province.
In the past, Ta Oi people had traditional last names like Kê, Kêr, Vien, Patả, Karaai, BlupAKol, Akơơ, Blup, Aviet, TaRay. When President Ho Chi Minh passed away in 1969, Ta Oi people took “Ho” as their last name to show their love and deep respect for President Ho Chi Minh.
At present, there are thousands of Ta Oi people who have “Ho” last names in A Luoi district.