Handicrafts in Sapa

Handicrafts in Sapa Until the 1980s, most of the mountain populations in Vietnam used to produce nearly all their everyday life objects. Clothes, basketwork, metal and wooden objects, jewellery, pottery, etc. were made locally according to techniques that were often specific to an area or an ethnic group. These objects are still made today for family use and occasionally offered for sale. Fibres: hemp, cotton and silk dyed with natural dyes : The Tày grow cotton, spin it, weave it, and dye it to make the traditional blankets for the wedding dowries. The Hmong grow hemp and use its strong fibres to make their clothes, which they dye with indigo. In certain villages, people raise silkworms to make the beautiful silk thread they use to embroider their clothes. The Dao (Mien) women and the Hmong make veritable pictures with their incredibly precise embroideries. Lots of traditional fabrics can be found in the Sa Pa and Bac Hà ethnic markets. Most of the patterns embroidered by the Hmong and the Dao or woven by the Tay and the Thai carry a meaning. They often symbolise a baby, a tree, a bird, a snail, the moon, etc. Basketwork: from forest to kitchen : Rattan and bamboo are the raw materials used for basketwork. Each ethnic group and each area has its own techniques and own patterns. The Tays’ are square-shaped, often decorated with floral patterns, while the Dao’s (Mien) and the Lao’s are raised designs with colour strokes. For their domestic use, the Nung and the Tay make very fine baskets for sorting rice or legumes. In order to protect them, they store them over the wood fire where the smoke makes them more resistant. The Vietnamese shoulder piece is the most popular carrying device in the lowlands, while the back-basket is found everywhere in the mountains. Wood, steel and silver: traditional skills, still unrecognized : Thanks to the wide diversity of wood species and to the carpenters and joiners’ know-how, the houses, furniture and all the wooden objects are still made locally. One of the most famous wood species in the Lao Cai area is peumou (Fokienia Hodginsii), a species of slow-growing cypress whose wood is rot-proof. Chinese buyers have been paying a heavy price for it for over a century. Using reclaimed materials, blacksmiths used to make ploughshares, knives and trivets. Despite the competition of industrial products, the high-quality knives and pruning knives made by the Hmong are still much sought-after by farmers from all ethnic groups. Silver jewelery is still made by numerous ethnic groups. The Hmong from Sa Pa and the Dao are renowned for their necklaces consisting of several silver circles put together – the weight of the jewel is also a wealth and status symbol as silver metal used to be one of the main ways of hoarding wealth. The Tày from Van Bàn make beautiful silver bangles. Depending on the area and on the subgroups they belong to, the Hmong and the Dao are distinguished by the shape of their earrings. Incense : Virtually all ethnic groups produce their own particular sort of incense. The Tày from Van Ban (Van Bàn), use powdered cinnamon bark to make a brown incense with a warm, sweet fragrance. The Pa Zi from Muong Khuong make pale green incense out of powdered wild leaves, whose fragrance is greener and a little sharp. The Hmong from Bac Hà gather tree bark to make ochre-coloured incense with a powerful scent.

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Main Celebrations and Festivals

The dates of the traditional cultural festivals are based on the lunar calendar, which varies from one year to the next, hence these approximate dates. Make enquiries

Upcoming events - Main celebrations and festivals The dates of the traditional cultural festivals are based on the lunar calendar, which varies from one year to the next, hence these approximate dates. Make enquiries Red Dao dance festival, Sa Pa For the Tet festival (1st and 2nd day of the first lunar month, end of January, beginning of February) Gau Tao – Hmong Festival In all the villages (2nd and 5th day of the first lunar month, end of January, beginning of February) Thuong temple festival, Lao Cai 14th et 15th days of the first lunar month (February) Tay festival, Van Ban On the day of the Dragon, during the first lunar month (end of January, beginning of February) Ta Van Giay Dragon festival, Ta Phoi (Cam Duong) On the day of the Dragon, during the first lunar month (end of January, beginning of February) Tay festival in Gia (Bao Yen) 6th day of the first lunar month (end of January, beginning of February) Tay festival in Ta Chai – Bac Hà 15th day of the first lunar month (February) Muong Khuong Nung sacrifice to the forest 30th day of the first lunar month (end of February, beginning of March) Khô già già, Bat Xat black Hani festival Days of the dragon, the snake, the goat and the horse during the 6th lunar month (July, beginning of August) Black Hani Gat Tu Tu in Y Ty Days of the dragon, the snake, the goat and the horse during the 6th lunar month (July, beginning of August) Pa Di festival in Muong Khuong 23rd day of the du 6th lunar month (end of July – mid-August) Nung Festival in Muong Khuong and Bac Hà 1st day of the 7th lunar month (end of July – August) Bao Yen Tay Com (Food Festival) 15th day of the 8th lunar month (September) Van Ban Xa Pho new rice and banana-tree flowers festival 9th day of the 9th lunar month (October)

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