The 11th lunar month is when the Ha Nhi ethnics celebrate their new year, known as Ho Su Cha. It is a time for relaxation, entertainment, reunions, and passing on best wishes. The holiday lasts for five days after harvest.
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| The Ha Nhi celebrate their Tet (New Year) Festival more than two months earlier than the Kinh, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam. In the photo: Ha Nhi girls play seesaw, a traditional folk game. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Ha Nhi girls in traditional costumes during Ho Su Cha festival (Photo: VNA) |
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| Ha Nhi girls put on their most beautiful costumes to celebrate traditional festival. (Photo: VNA) |
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| A Ha Nhi woman pounds Banh Day (glutinous round rice cake) for eating and gifts during the festival. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Water drift cake is an indispensable dish in the first offering ritual of the new year. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Ha Nhi girls in traditional costumes going to festival at Ta Mieu Village. (Photo: VNA) |
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| After their breakfast with water drift cakes, local people slaughter pig for offering ritual and meals during the festival. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Local people clean and decorate their house days before the festival. In the photo: a festive atmosphere at Ta Co Khu Village, Sin Thau Commune, Muong Nhe District, Dien Bien Province. (Photo: VNA) |
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| A shaman performs the ritual of offering sacrifices at the temple in Ta Mieu Village, Sin Thau Commune, Muong Nhe District, Dien Bien Province. (Photo: VNA) |
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| Ha Nhi girls play folk games in Ta Mieu Village (Photo: VNA) |
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Living in the northern mountainous region, the Ha Nhi celebrate their Tet (New Year) festival more than two months earlier than the Kinh, the largest ethnic group in Vietnam. Let’s find out the distinctiveness in their Tet celebrations.
Marking the westernmost spot on Vietnam's mainland, Milestone No Zero A Pa Chai on top of Khoan La San Mountain sits 1,864m above sea level in Sin Thau Commune, Muong Nhe District, the northern province of Dien Bien.
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