Traditions of the Ta Van Giay in Sapa Vietnam

The concept Giay things soul, with reincarnations, so people are dropped by air, the dead must go back. When a person dies in the offspring carried the bodies washed with pomelo leaves, lime leaves with warm water basin and a new cotton, and then change clothes for the deceased. After dressing the body to bring home located in the space between the head turned toward the altar, feet facing the door. On the body covered with white cloth, on the yellow paper, oral suck rocks (from grinding knife) and cut out pieces of silver from silver-white. How many children in Sapa Vietnam, grandchildren much they suck rocks, pieces of silver to the meaning is to avoid opening your mouth when having children, ghosts of the deceased asked who that person will get sick. Space is a dead screen, two holes to burn incense, the first individual with a bowl full of the paper, chopsticks and a grilled chicken has cooked. At the same time get a hat or other objects covering all the incense on the altar. Waiting time to put shrouding the dead in the coffin depending on the preparation of the family and the best selection of oracles now. When the bodies were brought out in the middle of the children wore the left, go barefoot, to the first hearing and to be vegetarian, squatting until the land is situated to the deceased for burial. Where usually buried on the hill, would be a field. Invite oracle to check the grave before burial. Mo to the direction of the hill where, behind a mountain because the mountain in Sapa Vietnam hills is also a table prop. After 2 days the children were buried back up to the grave three days and three days. Especially in the funeral of Mo funeral Paper includes 80 items of 13 more mo, major contents: First, talk about the birth of children; the living dead sick, what do the children show filial piety to reward and acknowledgment birth, nurturing. Second, practical guide souls of their ancestors, handed fines. All contents of the humane, human teachings, is a form of reminder, and educating children of leading man ...

Folk Arts in the village of Ta Van Giay in Sapa is rich and varied as fairy tales include: "E Chá, E Peng" or "Pitchai the Graduate" is the most popular stories of Giay; Puzzle and proverbs have many as of that fun, plants, household items, the natural phenomenon ... or the teachings saying to children, to meet the critical exchange and also the criteria of social behavior ... Folk music is the most massive of over 10 wedding folk songs, love singing over 300 posts and 15 in the feast of wine ...Craft traditions typical of the Paper is weaving fabric and knitting craft. Weaving cloth has now been eroded, the family barely looms and removal take away. There are two types of looms, a large, one small. Type of frame to his family while in Phan Van Diu, Luc Van Phu; small frame in his family after Van Mui, Vang Van Mao, Nong Van Sen. Knitting craft in the village now there are only two people know knitting: The Olympics and Phan Van Sau. Mainly to provide household items, are sold typically for 100,000 Aboriginal - 150.000d/cai.The village Sapa Vietnam also has an ancient house, such as the Huang Din, Block A, Section ... his oldest Lo A section, nearly 60 years, the offices of the Ta Van commune near 1 km to the southwest, was built built in 1934 (72 years), the ground wood (in the still to the ground but paved patio and drying cement). The statistics on the columns of stone with five legs and a foot addition at the rear of the altar (behind the wall containing the altar, the door to go outside). The three time, time between back to back with two 1.5 m, doors at this time. The two roofs, roofing timber Pomu (since 1997 replaced by proximang), the right is the kitchen, on the left to see a bottle of 30m2, with a space between the back house. Hen on the right, kitchen cahc 4m. Walls with plywood is Thung Pomu, bamboo fence around the house. Before the house was drying clothes (before drying with bamboo poles, wires now). Attics is the ancient architecture. Stove lower house is still kept the old wooden roof Pomu walls behind the woven cane (Thung remaining wood). Bottles on the right is the kitchen where washing vegetables, rice washing, laundry ...

Altar of the banks still keep intact the ancient structure, the age of wood and drawers made from the same ear. Space between the altar and the only statistical tables and chairs for reception (tables and chairs from the past are still kept), there is no ceiling. Time is right before the room of his son and several empty rooms to a small window. Office space is left of the owner, the fire chamber door only to heating and a guest bed for sleeping under the window, door to small attics. The top two are loft space, enough for 20 guests and tourism.Is unique in the village Sapa has 26 households regularly welcomes visitors wishing to stay overnight in villages.Food Culture: The daily meals are often stir-fries and soups. When guests thii more dishes boil, fry. Holidays can roast, barbecue, ball and indispensable item to Importers and public humiliation to a piece in the bowl, the sense that the piece of mind to eat later. Drink of the Giay in holidays only wine, drinks water daily rice, tea, vegetables or boiled water when the water.Giay dress like the Han people Sapa Vietnam, dress and simple jewelry. Men wear black or white leaf coordinates, short coat is mostly black, white in color but not another, set buttons to shift to the left, the first team of indigo dyed cotton cloth made waterproof white dots stars with squares, rectangles, triangles, too slow, tree, leaves ... well dressed women as men, but the black fabric, glossy soft as cloth, silk, satin. Women's clothing is a district can use fabric colors, like red inserts and stitching belt (drawn strip), while men use only and crossed belts, female black dress, all kinds of color but no color white cloth or fasten a button of silver buttons on the right armpit. She stood 3 cm, the flap settings buttons, sleeve edges have different folded fabric. Women's Sapa costumes have more holding red wool hair implant (self-dyed cotton). Understanding fiber hair implant hair a bit longer hair to his head around and then towel towels and men's first team (now used as the Kinh square scarf).

Landscape: situated in the territory of Hoang Lien National Park in Sapa Vietnam, the village of Ta Van Giay is a convergence essence of heaven and earth. Follow the path Ta Van - Seo Reveal rate - to month about 7 km in the southeast border of forest is to start the tour crooked tree Cau clear the air, over the Muong Hoa stream hole goes. Cloud Bridge was built to meet the travel needs of people in the region. In the first bridge was hard, the social mobility of persons, to do in March because then the water at up to facilitate. Under the direction of gold Lieng home with many fields, the contribution Cloud 9 fibers, each fiber length 45 fathoms, the field does little to contribute 30 fathoms. The entire house is 15 -16 so that work is completed in 4 days. Raw materials made entirely from plants, two early second-bearing clouds are smaller to create the solid foundation for the bridge. A fig trees clinging to the now over 200 years old (as told by the people). For the demand for cattle to pass even a stream. From then on every year to be repaired once, 1-2 days is completed. If this year the Giay village Sapa remodeled the following year is the Mongolian countryside (only two of this village to participate in repair), every village from 15 to 20 people. Throng about the year 1948 - 1949, not the social needs of war should not be directed chiefs to stand out. Following in 1945 was remade for May, divided into two phases, with smaller wires inside, wire wrapping to create Cloud durability. Session 1: Select the know (not including social mobilization as well), divided into four groups each of three people, tiinh of the new rice, made in a month, about two years, the water being washed away. Session 2: also do in a month, to be used until ch iron bridge construction (1964), people do not use Cloud bridge to cross the river again. Currently, the bridge May be assigned to Mr. Le Van Ha (Kinh) management, demand was remodeled in 2005 and completed in 2006 to attract tourists.Giay van Ta-rich tourism Sapa Vietnam potential - Culture and visitors are welcomed with friendship and hospitality.