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When it comes to Sapa tourism, what do you think? Beautiful scene, delicious food, fresh air? Besides, the festival in Sapa is also very special, fun and bold tradition of the people here. Let us explore these festivals in Lao Cai Sapa.
Festival in the fields of the Tay days in the Spring
If you have Sapa tours in the early spring, can participate in a special traditional festival in Sapa of Tay, Dao people. On the 8th day of the new year, the festival will be extremely special, which is the festival down the field. This is a unique traditional festival that attracts the most international and foreign visitors. The festival includes many parts, such as worshiping, plowing, … Besides, visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy the food and buy some special gifts of ethnic people here. So do not miss out on this great festival.
Dance festival of the Dao in Ta Van
The special traditional festival in Sapa that is the festival dance of ethnic Dao. Lunar new year festival is held on the first and second lunar year and was carefully prepared several months ago. The highlight of the Tet festival is the dance of 14 unique. Each dance depicts different actions and tells the story, the ancestral tradition. Therefore, this is a rare opportunity for visitors to learn about customs and habits.
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Festival “Gau Tao” of the Mong
This is the festival of Mong people. Mong people in Sapa usually organize this festival on the first day of the Lunar New Year, while the Mong people in Muong Khuong organize the third day of the Lunar New Year. Based on this time you can freely choose when you come to Sapa.
This is one of the special traditional festivals in Sapa. The awards are held only in the family grounds. This means that if a family has no children or sick people, they will come to ask the priest to do this ceremony. But due to tourism development, this festival has been expanded to become a common festival of the Mong people.
Festival of the Xa Pho
One of the special traditional festivals in Sapa that tourists love is. The festival is held to pray for the villagers to be peaceful, healthy cattle and lush flowers.
Sapa’s sweepstakes are usually held in the lunar month and are known as the mysterious traditional festival of Xa Pho people in Sapa to expel the devil from the village. During the ceremony, the villagers will contribute pigs, chickens, dogs, rice … to do ghosts, while the villagers painted the dance floor in peace. At the end of the ceremony, everyone had fun eating together and had to eat all that was not allowed in the village.
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Taking Sapa tours and discovering traditional festivals in Sapa will be an enjoyable experience for you. Because this is an opportunity for you to better understand the culture and customs of the North West.