Pa Then fire dancing festival
(VOV) - A Pa Then fire dancing festival was held in the Culture-Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi from February 18-20.
The event often takes place after the last harvest of the year to dispel evil spirits and diseases.
It involves the brave men dancing barefoot on a fire.
Vietnam has about 3,700 Pa Then people, living mainly in Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang provinces.
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| A 90-minute ritual to offer boiled meat, rice and wine to gods |
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| Pa Then girls dancing around the fire |
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| Each man performing barefoot in 3-4 minutes |
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| A 20-year-old man showing his hands and feet unscathed |
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