A trditional Tajik meal prepared during the summer period with mellon, flour, water or milk.

Inscribed in 2020 (15.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity As the eighth day of the fourth lunar month (Buddha's Birthday) approaches, the entire country, from otherwise tranquil Buddhist temples to bustling city centers, lights up with colorful lanterns. A rite to celebrate Shakyamuni's birth is observed nationwide and public processions of people holding lanterns are held. Records associating Buddhism and the lotus lanterns dates back to the 9th-century according to Samguksagi(Histrory of the Three Kingdoms). And there are records showing that the lotus lantern festival was organized around Buddha’s birthday in the Goryeo dynasty(918-1392). Originally a religious ritual to celebrate Shakyamuni's birth, Yeondeunghoe has become a representative national spring festival open to all. Made of a bamboo frame, or a steel wire frame covered by traditional paper, the lanterns decorating Buddhist temples and public spaces are crafted by traditional artisans who share their knowledge and skills with lay participants. Members of the public can participate in the festival carrying lanterns they made to express good wishes not only for themselves and their families, but for their neighborhoods and the entire nation. The lighting lanterns also symbolizes enlightening the minds of the individuals, the communities, and the whole society through Buddha's wisdom. The primary element of the annual festival starts with bathing an image of the baby Buddha as a ritual celebrating Shakyamuni's birth. This sacred ritual is followed by a public procession of lantern-bearing participants. After completing the procession, participants gather for recreational events. The spirit of unity culminates in collective game activities as social boundaries are temporarily erased.

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In order for the land to not be washed away and to have a certain moisture and fertility, residents of the Đồng Văn karst plateau gathered rocks on the surface to form a edge. Large rocks with relatively flat surfaces are placed below; Small, rough rocks are placed on top to form a trapezoid. The height of the rocky shore depends on the terrain of each field. But where only rock holes have soil, they still stack rocks to keep the soil moist and colored for a long time. People have made specialized production tools to fit the soil type on the rocky mountains. For example, the Hmông plow has a small blade, thick corn, a slightly blunt blade, and an upward-curving tip to prevent chipping. shatters upon impact with rocks. The butterfly hoe's tiny, triangular blade is simpler to navigate into cracks in rocks because it is concave at the tail. Main crops planted on rocky fields include tobacco, flax, melon, squash, buckwheat, corn, and legumes. The primary method of cultivation is intercropping, which not only maximizes the potential of the soil but also builds a vegetative layer on the surface to stop erosion. During the process of labor and production, residents of the Đồng Văn karst plateau also create many tangible and intangible cultural values ​​such as cuisine, means of transportation, agricultural calendar, and folk literature treasures. , folk songs, folk music, agricultural rituals, etc.

Silver is closely associated with and has an important meaning in the lives of the Red Yao people. The Silver Carving profession of the Red Yao people has existed for a long time, containing many unique values of the ethnic group. In the past, Silver Carving was mainly used to create jewelry, decorative accessories on traditional Yao clothing, or silver coins. They only used pure silver to preserve the prestige of their traditional profession. Silver Carving also requires meticulousness, meticulousness as well as experience passed down through many generations. From the stages of choosing silver to heating silver, all are performed by experienced people. The carving stage is also done entirely by hand. Using rudimentary tools and manual techniques, craftsmen skillfully crafted and engraved silver products to create sophisticated patterns and sharp shapes: bracelets, buttons, rings, pendants, silver bells... Commonly used patterns: sunken patterns, raised patterns, butterfly patterns, dragons, melon seeds, swirls on the top of the head, willow leaves, engraved names... According to traditional experience, after carving, the Yao people will use a type of forest tree to coat the silver to create a bright and perfect whiteness for the product. The Yao people also create many product models with innovative patterns and unique designs to sell to tourists. The Silver Carving profession of the Red Yao people demonstrates the patience, meticulousness, dexterity, sophisticated and skillful techniques of the craftsmen, reflecting the soul, intelligence and aesthetics of the Red Yao people in Sa Pa - Lao Cai. The Silver Carving profession is maintained to serve the life, beliefs, religions as well as to create unique products for tourists.

Seasonal customs and rituals circle is a kind of encyclopedia of the life of the people. Uzbekistan also has a number of seasonal rites and holidays. Uzbek seasonal celebrations should be classified as follows: 1) winter parties or circles (gap gastak); 2) spring holidays – Navruz, Shohmoylar (harnessing of bulls in soha, i.e. the beginning of plowing), Holidays of tulips and roses, Loy tutish (clay supply, i.e. the beginning of building a house), etc.; 3) from summer celebrations, the "Qovun saili" (melon festival), "Choi momo" etc; 4) autumn holidays related to harvesting - Mehrgan, "Uzum saili" (grape festival), etc.

“Kakor” is a delicious soup and rich in nutrients. It is really good for your health, as there are many kinds of fresh fish, meat and vegetables put together. This soup has a lot of ingredients, especially vegetables it can be put to your liking. But in general, the vegetables that are commonly used for this soup are often plants that grow near the house or in the field, such as eggplant, pumpkin, papaya, long beans, bitter melon leaf, green amaranth, Ivy gourd leaf, young leaf of pumpkin, luffa gourd, moringa leaf, young leaf of cassava, palm fruit, slender carpetweed, Agate flower and so on. For fish, there can be many types of fish that can be used, but the most common are large fish without scales, but rich in fat, such as Chhlang fish, Por fish, Chhlat fish, Trornel fish, Pra fish, and so on. But if they do not like fish, they can add three layers of pork. As for the ingredients, there are Kaffir leaf, lemongrass, garlic, galangal, turmeric, ginger root, fermented fish, pork belly, roasted rice (grinded), sugar, salt, and fish sauce (optional). For the first cooking step, one needs to grind the ingredients together and then roast them with oil. Then add Prahok and fried rice and stir the mixture until it smells good. Next, add fish (cut into slices) or minced pork to the mix. Wait until the fish/meat is cooked enough, then add the chosen vegetables and ingredients (salt, sugar ...) into the pot. Stir the ingredients until it well-cooked before adding clean water. The Khmer old saying mentioned that, “a delicious Kakor is made of stir-fried dove meat or turtle meat.”

Skills of cooking of gam with juice of grape, or mulberry, melon.

Boat building was started by Mr. Phạm Văn Thuông (Sáu Xuồng cui) more than 100 years ago. Every year, July 25 is chosen as the day to worship the ancestors of the Long Hậu people. The two main types of products are canoes, 1m to 1.2m wide, and two-row sampans (rowing boats) with small and medium widths (1m; 1.2m; 1.4m; 1.6m). The product consumption market is provinces and cities in the Long Xuyên Quadrangle. After that, the craft village developed several products such as Cái Răng, Cần Thơ boats, Cà Vom An Giang boats, Long An and Thap Muoi dinghies. Jobs are divided by gender: men take responsibility for choosing wood, sawing boards, flicking ink, rubbing, curling, shell, and bending parasols while women caulk bottles and fill jars; Children pull out nails, collect shavings, sawdust, scrap wood, bark, etc to sell to customers. The canoe is built according to the principle of odd numbers, 7 leaves or 5 leaves (melon rind). Other types will depend on the width and use the appropriate number of "melon rinds". The process of grafting the "melon rinds" is called casing. After "vô be" is the bending parasols stage. The number of curves must be exactly on the word "Sanh" or "Tài " in “Sanh - Tài - Tử - Mạt”. The eyes of fishing boats are drawn in the shape of eggs, with larger black hearts. To get a finished product, the craftsman must carry out many taboos and rituals such as pinning ceremony, launching ceremony, initiation ceremony, eye marking ceremony.

Melon festive, which is held in the August month during the spelling of Melon. In special field called sayrgoh in the middle of August month were gathered farmers, peasants, craftsmen, merchants and other people and organized the festival of Melon. Folk singers and musician joined them as well. During the Independence of Tajikistan this tradition was revived again.