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Provincial Party Secretary Hau A Lenh attends flag hoisting ceremony and launches tree-planting festival in Dong Van District Provincial Party Secretary Hau A Lenh attends flag hoisting ceremony and launches tree-planting festival in Dong Van District
BHG - On the morning of February 8, the working delegation of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Standing Committee led by Hau A Lenh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister and Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs and Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee attended the flag hoisting ceremony at the Lung Cu Flag Tower and launched the tree-planting festival themed “Forever grateful to Uncle Ho” at the Northernmost point, Lung Cu Commune, Dong Van District.
Party chief charts vision for Ha Giang's future Party chief charts vision for Ha Giang's future
Party General Secretary To Lam on February 6 held a working session with the Ha Giang provincial Party Committee to review progress made since the resolutions of the 13th National Party Congress and the 17th provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term were adopted, while setting the course for 2025.
Party chief offers incense to martyrs in Ha Giang Party chief offers incense to martyrs in Ha Giang
Party General Secretary To Lam offered incense to heroic martyrs at the Vi Xuyen national martyrs’ cemetery in the northern province of Ha Giang on February 5, on the occasion of the 95th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) (February 3).
Tay people's ritual of praying for luck
BHG - Every year, as dawn breaks on the first day of the new year, the Tay people in Tha Village, Phuong Do Commune (Ha Giang City) will go to the village well to wash their faces and get water as a ritual to pray for blessings and peace.
Preserving the "forest fragrance" of Tay Con Linh Mountain
BHG - When the spring and Tet (Lunar New Year) comes, alongside green ‘banh chung’ (square glutinous rice cake)) and red calligraphy scrolls, fragrant incense sticks are an indispensable part of family altars. Hidden within the warm and aromatic scent of incense is not only the filial piety and gratitude of descendants toward their ancestors but also unique stories about the cultural traditions of the nation.
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“Banh chung gu” — a must-have dish of Tay ethnic people during Tet “Banh chung gu” — a must-have dish of Tay ethnic people during Tet
22:29, 29/01/2025
BHG - Every Lunar New Year (Tet), in the villages of the Tay ethnic minority people in Phuong Do Commune (Ha Giang City), the sight of ‘banh chung gu’ (hunchback glutinous rice cake) appears on festive trays and in sacred rituals. This small cake is more than just a rustic dish; it embodies the cultural beauty and traditional values of a community living harmoniously with nature. From the forest-sourced dong leaves to fragrant glutinous rice, everything blends together to create a dish rich in flavour and profound meaning, becoming the soul of the Tay people’s traditional New Year.