In recent years, as the traditional cultural features of ethnic minorities have become typical tourism products of Ha Giang Province, the fire dance has been regularly reproduced to serve visitors.
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On a large area, large bundles of firewood are burned for many hours to form live coals to serve the ritual. |
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As the fire breaks out, artisan Sin Van Duong of Tan Bac Commune, Quang Binh District, arranges offerings, offers incense, and reads prayers, holding a bamboo stick in his left hand and a silver ring in his right hand to knock on the Pan do (a form of traditional musical instrument). |
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When the shaman performs the ritual, the men who participate in the dance sit around the fire. |
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Ta Van Khanh, 19, from Na Tho Village, Tan Bac Commune, has followed the shaman to join the fire dance since he was 15 years old. |
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After nearly one hour of performing the ritual, Pa Then men sit opposite the shaman to prepare for the dance. |
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Pa Then men jump into the live coals. |
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The mysterious fire dance of the Pa Then ethnic minority people in Tan Bac Commune, Quang Binh District, Ha Giang Province, has become a unique tourism product of the headland of the country. |
Source: Nhan Dan