Unique Ban Vuong Festival in Su Phi District (Ha Giang)
Every Fall, when the terraced fields of Hoang Su Phi district are dyed full, it is also the time when the Dao people in the area hold Ban Vuong Festival to commemorate their Ancestors. The festival is restored and held every year in localities where Dao people live in order to preserve the historical and cultural origins of the nation, expressing gratitude to Ban To Vuong, who was born. 12 Dao families today; at the same time, praying to the Patriarch to bless the good rain, the wind and the good crops for the descendants forever warm and happy. Legend has it that in all the Dao branches there is a common point in the belief that the custom of worshiping Ban Vuong. Ban Vuong, also known as Ban Ho, is a three-meter long "Long dog" with black fur and yellow stripes coming from the sky and loved by King Binh Hoang. One day, receiving a letter from Cao Vuong, while he could not find a way to fight, Ban Vuong asked to kill Cao Vuong. Ban Vuong killed Cao Vuong a...