The Ha Nhi’s Tet.
The Ha Nhi ethnic group in Muong Te, Lai Chau celebrates Tet earlier than the national Lunar New Year. Their festivities are lively and vibrant. Everyone eagerly welcomes the new year, hoping for good fortune. Families celebrate Tet by slaughtering pigs, wrapping sticky rice cakes, and making floating cakes, following unique customs and traditions rich in national cultural identity. Each year, village elders and chiefs set the Tet date based on factors like weather, climate, harvests, and economic conditions. The Ha Nhi people typically celebrate their traditional Tet, known as Co Nhi Cha, in November of the solar calendar, a time when farm work is complete, crops are abundant, and livestock is thriving. Tet is not only a time for ancestor worship and festivities but also a chance for young men and women to meet and marry. During this period, they prepare their finest clothes to celebrate and enjoy the festive food. The custom of examining a pig's liver is used to predict the success of the upcoming crop and the health of family members. During Tet, Ha Nhi women make Glutinous rice cake. The Ha Nhi village is nestled in the cloud-covered mountains of Muong Te district. During Tet, Ha Nhi women make Glutinous rice cake. Wear new, colorful clothes during Tet. During Tet, Ha Nhi women make Glutinous rice cake. Cre: NADS