The Red Dao ethnic group in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province has strict wedding customs that every couple must follow, even though young people are free to choose their partners.
A Dao wedding comprises of three main ceremonies: proposing, escorting the bride to her husband’s home and welcoming her there (Source: VNA)
When the bridal family arrives, a member from the groom’s family helps do the make-up for the bride (Source: VNA)
A Red Dao bride is believed to bring the best luck to the groom’s family (Source: VNA)
A Red Dao bride is believed to bring the best luck to the groom’s family (Source: VNA)
The groom, dressed in the costume of a Red Dao woman, shows off for his bride (Source: VNA)
The groom’s family offers the bridal family ginger and chopsticks which represent fertility and attachment (Source: VNA)
The bride bows to the groom’s ancestors and then greets her parents and parents-in-law (Source: VNA)
The wedding fest lasts until midnight (Source: VNA)
A fire dancing festival is reenacted in Huoi Sau village, Pa Tan commune, Nam Po district, Dien Bien province on November 21, as part of the target programme for cultural development 2018.
The fire dancing festival of the Red Dao ethnic group was revived in Huoi Sau village, Pa Tan commune, Nam Po district, in the northern province of Dien Bien on November 21.
A traditional fire dance of the Red Dao ethnic minority group in the northern province of Dien Bien has been restored after 20 years thanks to efforts made by the provincial museum, local authorities, elders and researchers.
People are usually very familiar with peach and plum blossoms as mentioning the northern mountainous region but rarely know about To Day blossom, one of its typical flowers for spring.
