Rice leaf washing festival

Festival of washing rice leaves in Hoa Binh: The unique culture of the Muong people The rice leaf washing festival was held by Muong people around July and August of the lunar calendar in Muong Bi commune, Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province. The rice leaf washing festival is a unique custom, remembering the gratitude of the people to open the land for the Muong village and praying for the crops of less pests. The rice leaf washing festival takes place on the fields and corn on the fields, the daughter, because this is the most susceptible period of rice and maize. People in Muong village often prepare salty trays including pigs and chickens; The same tray of vegetarian tray including oan, cakes, fruits to sacrifice. The worshiping ceremony is placed at the top of the field so that the teacher Mo (priest) can read the prayer, praying for the gods to give miracles to eradicate pests and diseases to help crops. In the legend when this land does not have rice to eat, the legend of the rice and the merits of the reclaimers opened the land since ancient times, it was said that Mr. U, Mrs. Chua, Mr. Rang and Mrs. Rang. Old legend: When this land has no rice to eat, the king easily sent animals to find seeds. Some time later, the mouse found Ms. Chu Muong in Heaven and asked for people to return to the red rice seeds along with 40 fields of rice fields and 30 upland rice varieties. The mouse has a covenant with and Chu Muong is: The recipient of that variety is planted until the tree is out of seeds, the mouse is allowed to eat himself. Ms. Chu Muong agreed to give seeds and teach how to grow rice.  Families must prepare bamboo baskets with chicken feathers placed at the top of the field, making many sticks higher than 1m high, the tops with cross -brewing chicken feathers make wings plugged inside and around the field to ward off disease, insects ... After the ceremony, Muong people organized dining right at the yard, those who did not participate were divided home.