7 most famous Festival of Ha Giang

1. Buckwheat Flower Festival - the most popular festival among tourists in Ha Giang

One of the most popular festivals in Ha Giang is the buckwheat flower festival. Buckwheat Flower Festival brings many cultural and spiritual values. The buckwheat flower festival is organized to promote the beauty of heritage, culture and tourism potential of Ha Giang. Normally, the buckwheat flower festival is held in the second half of November every year. And the location can also change depending on where the best circuit triangle is located. The festival can be held at Dong Van town stadium or Khau Vai Love Market,...

Buckwheat flower festival (Image: Internet).

According to the traveller's experience of travelling to Ha Giang, participate in this buckwheat flower festival in Ha Giang. You will have the opportunity to admire the beauty of this flower in the vast fields. Besides, you can also experience many entertainment activities. These are: Competitions, making cakes from buckwheat flowers, boat racing, conquering Tu San Alley,... Buckwheat Flower Festival will definitely bring you the most wonderful experiences!

2. Fire dancing festival

The next Ha Giang festival that The Traveller wants to introduce to you. That is the fire jumping festival, also known as the fireball festival. Fire dancing festival is a festival of the Pa Then ethnic people in Ha Giang. This festival is held on the 16th day of the 10th lunar month every year. This is also the time when crops are harvested. And it begins at the harshest time of winter.

Fire dancing festival (Image: Internet)

According to the beliefs of the Pa Then people, fire is the highest god. Along with that, it symbolizes peace and luck. That's why the purpose of the fire dancing festival is to pray for a good harvest as well as good health. At the same time, it is also the banishment of all bad luck in a year.

The fireball festival takes place according to each family and offerings are used to offer to the gods. Usually it will be: Rooster, rice bowl, wine, paper money, incense, etc. After worshiping the glass to call the gods for about 5 to 7 hours. At 8:00 p.m., the worshiping ceremony will begin. The young men sitting opposite the shaman "enter the medium" will jump over the blazing red fire. They danced for about 3 to 4 minutes without any burns or pain. They are like real performing artists.

3. Long Tong Festival

Long Tong Festival is a famous festival of the Tay ethnic people. The traditional folk festival Long Tong is held in the first days of January every year. The purpose of organizing this festival of local people is to pray to God for good weather, lush trees, good harvests and a prosperous life. That's why right from early morning, ethnic people came in large numbers to participate in this festival. The Long Tong Festival will be divided into two parts, the ceremony part and the festival part.

• Ceremony part: are the worshiping rituals of the shaman who is trusted by the villagers, reading prayers and praying to the Gods of Agriculture, Mountains and Streams, etc. These gods all protect crops, health and peace. of the villagers.

• Festival: The festival begins with special musical performances such as Then singing and Chai singing by the boys. As well as girls from villages in the commune.

In addition, the festival also has many other games such as: Field plowing competition, tug of war, stick pushing, etc. Among them, the tug of war performance is the most participated by many people. The stick pushing performance was held to select the strongest people. If you are interested in these games. Please join the Long Tong festival in Ha Giang!

4. Moon Bridge Festival - famous festival in Ha Giang

Moon Bridge Festival is one of the Ha Giang festivals bearing the cultural beauty of the Tay ethnic people. The Moon Bridge Festival is usually held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (Mid-Autumn Festival). For the Tay ethnic people in Ban Loan village, Yen Dinh commune, Bac Me district. Mother Moon is the one who blesses the lower world. And people organize this festival to welcome Mother Moon and fairies to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. At the same time, it also prays for peace, luck and a good harvest in Ha Giang.

The Moon Praying Festival is imbued with the culture of the Tay ethnic group (Image: Internet)

The ceremony is usually held first on the 14th and on the full moon day will be the festival. If you come to Ha Giang on this festival day. You will also enjoy the traditional cuisine of the Tay people. In addition, the folk songs and folk games of the Moon Bridge festival are also extremely interesting.

5. Khau Vai Love Market Festival

If you have participated in the self-guided Ha Giang tour. You should not miss the famous Khau Vai love market festival held only once a year. Khau Vai love market is usually held on the 27th day of the third lunar month every year. Coming to this festival, you will be immersed in a jubilant and bustling space. In addition, you can also hear a few love confession songs from boys and girls of the Mong, Nung, Giay, etc. These lyrics are meant to attract the other person or past lover during the holiday. This is it.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival (Image: Internet)

Based on experience on a self-guided tour of Ha Giang, from Meo Vac town, Meo Vac district. You can ride a motorbike or car back through Can Chu Phin and Lung Pu to reach Khau Vai. Coming here, you will feel an extremely simple and rustic space. Although the small village in the rocky highlands of Meo Vac district named Khau Vai always has a simple and rustic atmosphere. But this place still becomes a gathering place for couples looking for partners or for couples in love. Or even people who once loved each other but couldn't get married also come here.

The content of the Khau Vai Love Market festival has two main parts:

• Ceremony part: Offering ceremonies at grandfather's and grandmother's temples to demonstrate the moral "Drinking water, remember the source". To remember the merits of those who made a difference in the land of Khau Vai. This is also a tribute to the pure fidelity of a couple's love. The ceremony will be hosted by the village elders in the commune and a government representative offering incense to ask for permission to hold the festival.

• Festival: After the incense offering and glass worshiping ceremony ends. The ceremony owner will announce the opening of the festival so that traditional cultural and sports activities can allow young men and women to show off their talents together.

6. Unique festival in Ha Giang - Gau Tao Festival

Gau Tao Festival is one of the most important and largest festivals of the H'Mong ethnic group. Gau Tao Festival is held from the 1st to the 15th of January. According to Phuot's experience on a self-guided tour of Ha Giang, the purpose of this ceremony is to pray for blessings or destiny for yourself and everyone else.

Gau Tao Festival - a big festival of the H'mong ethnic people (Image: Internet)

• Pray for blessings: For homeowners who do not have children, have children or have children on their own. This family will ask their brother and sister-in-law (this person must have a son or daughter) to cut down a tall apricot tree with a long top and leaves to erect it.

• Pray for destiny: For homeowners who have sick, weak, dead children, etc., the family must appoint two young men to cut apricot blossoms and set up a tree.

The festival also has many activities and games taking place during the festival. Such as spinning, archery, horse jumping, flute dancing, bird's nest fighting, etc. You will definitely enjoy participating in this Gau Tao festival of the H'Mong people!

7. Cap Sac Festival

The next famous Ha Giang Festival in this Northeast region that you can participate in. That is the Cap Sac festival of the Dao people. The Grant Sac ceremony is also known as the Lap Tinh ceremony. This is a traditional ceremony only for Dao men. This long-standing Cap Sac festival is usually held at the end of the year around November and December in Ha Giang. Sometimes it can be moved up a bit to January.

This is an extremely important milestone marking the maturity of those who are awarded the distinction. After being granted rank, men will begin to participate in important work of the village. They can assist the priests and perform rituals so that when they die, they can reunite with their ancestors. This ritual is also quite educational. Directing people towards good living goals and not doing evil.

Traditional Cap Sac Festival of the Dao people (Image: Internet)

The Red Dao, Tien Dao, and Ao Dai people have different organizing days and regulations on the number of people and ages of people receiving the ceremony. When the day of the ceremony approaches, the family of the person receiving the ceremony will bring offerings to invite the priest. And the person receiving the ceremony will have to abstain from certain things such as singing, sleeping together or arguing. During the ceremony, there will be about 6 priests performing the rituals. As for offerings such as pigs, rice, wine, etc., they are all presented in a quite decorative manner. Although there aren't many exciting guilds for you to have fun with. But if you participate in this Level Sac festival. You will understand more about the culture and traditions of the Dao people!

The bustling and vibrant Ha Giang Festival is always a plus point to attract tourists. Coming to Ha Giang festivals, you will not only be able to participate in interesting games and activities. You can also learn about the fascinating traditional culture here! Hopefully with the sharing about these 7 most famous Ha Giang festivals. You will have a wonderful tour to this beautiful city of Ha Giang