March of ca dao is the month of the festival: “… March of summer festival …” then there are many festivals in my hometown Phu Quoc. One of the unique festivals bearing bold folk beliefs is the Thay pagoda festival which is held on the seventh day of the third lunar month every year. In March, when the rice flower clusters lit a crimson fire like the lips of betel and bite of the women of Doai village. In March, when the shiny rice stalks are in progress, her daughter, preparing to do the same thing, conceiving for a golden season, is also a good day. Old young people, boys and girls in Phu Quoc region again eagerly invited each other to go to Thay pagoda festival. Beautiful campus at Thay temple. The elderly come to the pagoda, pray for the good weather, the family is prosperous, the children and grandchildren eat and make a living, peace of mind … The child is born in new clothes, on the way back to the congregation will be spoiled for throwing and throwing. snatched fallen rice flowers, laughed at the water puppet shows on Long Tri Lake, then took a pocket to get five cents, a dime bought a piece of sugarcane, gourd canes as a walking stick to climb several hundred stone steps. went to Flea market and was peeked into Thanh Hoa cave, where Zen master Tu Dao Hanh became holy … Until late afternoon, the walking stick is enough to quench the thirst, get rid of tired legs and have enough strength to walk home. And boys and girls come to the association as an excuse to have sex. The green-eyed girl fumbled with green bags fluttering in the spring breeze, swaying with seven-and-a-half clothes, her chest rising through her peach overalls, white bibs. The strength of the mussel, the mash, the toned arm holding the plow and the plow to turn the ground and ice suddenly became poetic and somewhat elegant in the clothes, percussion towels on the way back to the association. Each top, each group of village boys stood lined up on the stone steps, narrow streets crowded so people crowded. Many sections up the mountain, people wedge people like mortar wedge. This is also an opportunity for the boys to show their masculinity and mettle, to prevent the crowd from crushing the Coal hat (the hat made by the people of Ngoc Than village) of the girl. It’s also regretful that the hat is flattened, but regretful for the whiteness of the ivory body panels pressed, squeezed … Holding her hand tightly, pulling away from the crowds that were jostling and shoving to receive a glint. Grateful eyes and clamshell strength always have to force her to escort her up to Thuong Temple. Her sideburns were covered in sweat, now suddenly flying in the wind from the field of Khuong, Can blew back. “Come on, give me your hand / Up your hair will blow the wind …”. The fluttering wind made the back belt green, fluttering the flaps of the shirt three and seven times. The wind flutters like awakening the first tremors of the couple when they go to Thay Pagoda. Thuy family at Thay pagoda. It is no coincidence that the Phu Quoc people from my hometown still have the lyrics: “Unmarried girl misses Cac Cause cave.”
Unmarried boys remember Thay pagoda ”. Going to the guild without going down to Cắc Cause cave is considered as if you have not been to the guild. Why are the Phu Quoc people from my hometown known as Cac Cac cave (Actually, Than Quang cave?). In order to enter the cave, all the girls and villages have to receive the help of the boys. Hold each other’s hands and pull, there are steps to the side, on the other side a guy holds his hand, on this side a guy holds his hand, even with strong hands, squeezing the soft waist and passing it to the side. that. The road down to the cave is dark and slippery, the girls always have to cling to the boys … That way, we know that the ancients are both risen and modern. In the radiant circle of rituals and customs, people in general and especially girls and boys in a burning fire love, they look to the festivals of Da La “ The best fun is that the Phu Thick / Fun festival is not so much fun “As well as looking forward to entering Cac Cui cave on the occasion of Thay pagoda, waiting for fifteen minutes to turn off the candles, turn off the lights, turn off the torches to hold hands, hold my waist, to feel the softness and fainting.” being naive from half of one’s body, in order to free one’s own body, and free of itself from the invisible ties, was the “excuse” to go to the guild of the old Paladin region? Also easy to explain in terms of dialect: “Cắc”, “Khac?”. Whether it was Chinese or pure Vietnamese, it showed a very short time. Even if it’s just a short time to have a chance, to have a chance to meet each other, to evoke feelings and be able to come together and be a husband and wife or just one last time instead of saying goodbye by the ngoe, the left side of life? With a visit to Thay Pagoda on the seventh day of the third lunar month every year, there are always “short fun days”. Had a crush on each other, when we broke up, we used it, being forced by heavy meaning, heavy love. The girl turned her face to another direction, lifted the blue band and quickly dotted two new tears spilled out, making her eyes that were already wet and black even more wet. Nhat Tien Bridge at Thay Pagoda. Send off each other to the head of the village, where banyan trees are several hundred years old, let go of the roots from the towering branches like a natural curtain and a mossy, deserted temple. An invisible milestone with grim challenges for both boys and girls to have enough faith and courage to overcome, come together in the true spousal way before customs, with the notions “Buffalo I eat my grass ”. The banyan trees and rice trees in the village that are hundreds of years old are the witnesses, having witnessed countless successes and failures in the marriage of generations of Phu Quoc girls and boys. The deserted, mossy temple is still a place where couples date. There have been many couples coming to the abandoned shrine just to see each other wiping their tears, sadly parting ways because of the customs of getting married, getting married, because of the feuds with eternal curses. There are couples who come to the deserted shrine to bow to the gods, turn their hands to their villages, clasp their hands, give their heads, and together leave the village to disappear according to the call of love … For many years, the Thai love and the ups and downs of history, but the Thay Pagoda festival is also opened every year on the seventh day of the lunar month. Every year, people squeezed themselves to go to Cac Cac cave. Will it still retain the human beauty, be the “excuse” for the love of a couple to forever sublimate.

The Co Tu woman prepares for a fishing trip with a racket. Photo: Nguyen Van Son Elder of Co Tu Colau Blao village (77 years old), currently living in Voong village, Tr’Hy commune, Tay Giang district, said: In the area where Co Tu people live, there is a plentiful source of raw materials from mountains and forests such as rattan, bamboo, bamboo, giant umbrella and vines, … grow wild. This is a condition for Co Tu people to develop craft knitting, including net knitting, racking to catch fish, to serve the daily needs as well as transport, hunting and gathering from the sky. course. The Co Tu people call the fish racket to be cracked. To have a fishing racket (zơ rift), upland Co Tu people (Co Tu đriu) of the communes: Cho Chum, Cha Val, Ztailh (Nam Giang district) and communes: Ch’Om, Ga Ry, A Xan , Tr’Hy (Tay Giang district) exploited the forest from upland seaweed trees. The upland tree grows wild, has a small, flexible stem, is 1-1.5m high, and has a diameter of about 0.5cm. Trees grow in bushes, each bush has about 100 trees, if well cared for, the tree can be maintained for a long time, because after cutting old trees, the young trees will grow again. The bark of the tree has 2 layers: the outermost layer is greenish gray, the second layer consists of small fibers and is used for the fibers. The Co Tu women cut down the bhow tree and used a knife to remove the outer shell, the silk shell left behind to get the fibers. The fibers of the upland plant are soaked in the stream for about a week, then picked up and dried for spinning. Narrow yarn is very useful in fishing rackets. As for the Co Tu people in the lowland (Co Tu Phuong), belonging to the communes: Zơ Ngay, Song Kon, Mā Cooih, Ta Lu, Za Hung … (Dong Giang district) often used the leaves of the pineapple tree to get the thread to weave the net. making fishing lines, knitting rackets to catch fish … Wanting to knit a racket, Co Tu women often go to the fields, cut the pineapple leaves, dry them, then with a razor the outer layer on both sides of the leaves is left. white silk fibers again, then wear them to dry. Accordingly, the way of spinning these two fibers is also simple. The Co Tu woman took the separated small fibers and put them into the calf and then squeezed her hand into larger strands with her hand. How much se is wrapped in bundles to save knitting gradually. During leisure time, in addition to weaving, Co Tu women in the mountainous region of Quang Nam also often knit a net to catch fish. Co Tu women often go fishing together to catch fish with a net during the day or on a moonlit night in large numbers. Each group of a few women divided the river, stream, and slot to stir, making the water cloudy, the fish stayed in the niches, caves, and found the cave running out. Women only need to soak the racket to prepare the fish to enter itself. To catch more fish, a woman with one handle moves the racket to match the water level. Then, the stream of racquets slowly glides over the water. The job seems simple, but the way of catching fish with a racket is quite effective for the women of Co Tu in the mountainous region of Quang Nam, helping them to find more food sources to improve their daily meals. It is worth mentioning, the Co Tu people do not rampant fishing and destroy aquatic species. In order to protect aquatic resources, except in cases where the village has festivals and needs fish to entertain guests, the village will allow it, but must comply with the regulations, so the way of catching fish with a net or a net of the Co Tu show their humanity and sense of the environment. The Co Tu people only catch large fish to eat them, not small fish to keep them growing. When exploiting fish is not enough to eat, Co Tu people often preserve fish by salt impregnation and put the caught fish in giant umbrellas, bamboo tubes to reserve food in the season and serve the festival. village traditions. Today, although there are many convenient and readily available industrial products, the living environment of the Co Tu people in Quang Nam has also changed many times, but the items are made from the bark of the hilly tree, the leaves of the pineapple tree for fiber. nets, fishing ropes, and fishing rackets still exist in the Co Tu people’s life. I think that the retention and dissemination of knowledge and experience in fishing for the Co Tu young generation is necessary and can build it into a cultural identity of the Co Tu people in the region. Truong Son.

Growing clean vegetables at home is becoming the trend of the people As a worker working at Sao Mai An Giang Group, Ms. Le Thi Thuy (living in Hoa An commune, Cho Moi) brings in her the joy of “planting” vegetables at home. Taking advantage of the vacant land next to her house, Ms. Thuy set up a platform and planted melon; below the loofah, Ms. Thuy grows more vegetables, cabbage … Until now, Thuy’s family has started to bear fruit, while other vegetables are harvested and used by the family. all the time. Ms. Thuy shared: “Every day, when watching TV or online information, seeing a lot of information about food safety and hygiene … When shopping, I do not know where to sell clean and safe vegetables. So I actively grow vegetables for the whole family to use, ensuring safety ”. Although the planting area is not large, about 10m2, but by the time of harvest, her family has not used up all, meanwhile, if these vegetables are stored for a long time, the quality will be affected or damaged. Therefore, every time she harvests, she shares it with her neighbors and acquaintances to use it. Not far from Thuy’s house, Mr. Le Hoang Vu also takes advantage of the land behind the house to grow vegetables. With an area of ​​about 15 square meters, in addition to leafy trees, such as spinach, broccoli, choysum … Mr. Vu also grows fruit trees, such as chili, papaya … Mr. Vu said. , in order to get a green and healthy vegetable garden, he regularly watered and took care of the plants. Due to not using chemical fertilizers, plants are often damaged by pests and diseases. However, Mr. Vu is still happy that he has provided a portion of clean food for his family. “In addition to providing a source of vegetables for my family, every time I harvest a lot, my family also sells them to the market or sells them to local people in need. As a result, there is also more income for the family “- Mr. Vu shared. For households in urban areas, who do not have much land to grow, planting in foam boxes placed in front of the yard or on the terrace is also an effective way to grow vegetables, because not only saves space, but Also growing a variety of vegetables for family use, especially increasing the green area right in the city center. Ms. Le Thi Hoang (living in My Long ward, Long Xuyen city, An Giang) said that growing vegetables in a foam box is very convenient and simple, just regular watering is enough to have a clean source of vegetables for the whole family to use. for many days. According to the survey, many families also choose vegetables with short growth time, about 15-30 days to harvest. In which mainly leafy plants, such as broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, spinach … or spices, such as: green onion, fish lettuce, herbs, cilantro. .. The planting method is relatively simple, just use soil mixed with decomposed manure, coconut fiber, rice husk ash … then sow seeds to have a small vegetable garden to meet the meal. day. Currently, the cultivation of clean vegetables at home has been positively responded by many people. Foreseeing the above demand, many stores have sold a full range of raw materials: hoes, shovels, pots, fertilizers … to quality seeds. Representative of Thuy Trang seed agent (My Long ward, Long Xuyen city) said that in recent years, the number of retail buyers of all kinds of vegetables has grown strongly. In order that people do not have to buy at many points, the store has imported additional items for sale, such as coir humus, organic fertilizer, biological pesticides … Vegetables and fruit trees are essential foods that are indispensable in the daily meals of families because food safety and hygiene is a top priority for the people. And the fact that households actively create a small garden corner to grow safe vegetables is essential, ensuring family health, contributing to scaling up and raising awareness of using green food. , clean.