Like other ethnic groups in Vietnam, Red Dao ethnic group has their unique tradition for celebrating Tet, the Vietnamese lunar new year festival." itemprop="description" />
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Shaman performs a ritual to invite house owners’ spirits of ancestors to celebrate Tet festival with the whole family (Photo: VNA) |
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Dao girl dresses up for Tet festival(Photo: VNA) |
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Family members help each other wear their traditional costumes before visiting relatives and friends during Tet (Photo: VNA) |
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Dao people often spend the first day of a lunar year visiting relatives and friends (Photo: VNA) |
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Rituals for Tet celebration starts on the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month (Photo: VNA) |
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Unique ‘chung gu’ cake is an indispensable dish in Dao ethnic people’s offering trays during Tet (Photo: VNA) |
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Dao women often wake up early to prepare offering trays for Tet (Photo: VNA) |
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Making ‘chung gu’ cakes are often assigned to women in the house (Photo: VNA) |
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Instead of buying ready votive papers, Dao people often makes their own papers to offer to ancestors (Photo: VNA) |
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