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Pa Then fire-jumping ceremony highlights ethnic festival

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VOV.VN - “Nhảy lửa”, known as “fire jumping” in English, is a ritual of the Pa Then ethnic minority people which received plenty of attention from visitors at the first festival of ethnic minority groups with a population of less than 10,000 held in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
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Pa Then fire-jumping ceremony is held annually in the mountainous province of Tuyen Quang during the 10th lunar month.
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The offerings include an incense, a boiled pork, five cups of wine, and votive money.
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The ritual aims to thank God for a good year of bumper crops, as well as a prosperous and healthy life.
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Before performers dance on burning coals, an oracle sits on a long bench to worship God.
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Nine Pa Then ethnic men take part in the re-enactment of a fire-jumping ceremony taking place in Lai Chau city.
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As the ceremony begins, ethnic men bend their bodies and dance on burning charcoals.
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They are able to use their hands to touch and walk on the burning charcoals.
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Young men jump over a coal fire without fear and are able to come away unscathed.
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According to the belief of the Pa Then, the power of divine protects them from being burnt.
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The fire dance lasts for about 30 minutes until the coal is completely burnt out.
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In September, the Pa Then fire-jumping ceremony was listed as part of the nation’s intangible heritage for the second time.
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The recognition aims to preserve and promote the unique festival which showcases the rich culture of the ethnic group.
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A young man shows his hands which appears black and without burns after the performance.
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The ceremony is not only a unique cultural activity, but is also a wild and mysterious practice performed by the Pa Then people.
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