Pa Then ethnic people perform fire dancing for Lunar New Year celebration
VOV.VN - An amazing fire dancing was performed by Pa Then ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang to mark the beginning of the Lunar New Year.
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| Tuyen Quang Province is home to 7 ethnic groups including Tay, Thuy, Kinh, Pa Then, Dao, Mong, Nung. Fire dancing festival provides a chance to improve relationships among ethnic groups. |
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| Pa Then ethnic group mainly lives in Hong Quang Commune, Lam Binh District, Tuyen Quang Province. |
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| Through fire dancing festival, Pa Then ethnic group believes it begins luck in the Lunar New Year. |
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| Young men are selected to join the festival. |
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| The festival starts with an elaborate worship ritual. |
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| On bare feet, brave men dance on fire. |
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| They dance to the rhythm of traditional drums. |
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| The fire-walkers show their hands and feet unscathed. |
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