Autumn
season from August to October is the best time to experience greatest things in
Northern regions of Vietnam. Being one amongst wonderful destinations to visit,
Moc Chau has been favorite place for travelers to drop by on their way
throughout Vietnam which contains stunning natural scenery and unique local
culture of ethnic minorities. Up to Moc Chau, visitors will not only be
overwhelmed by endless immense green tea fields and unique highland love fairs,
but also by distinctive colorful Independence Festival occurred only in Moc
Chau in September 2nd every year.
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| Gorgeous Moc Chau, Vietnam in September |
About Independent Festival
Independent
Festival is distinguished celebration of the Mong ethnicity group. For a long
time, the Mong people in Moc Chau and Son La in general was considered 2nd
September, the day President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence
at Ba Dinh Square and also the history of the country's National Day, one of
the traditional holiday of the region. This is the occasion to organize Hmong
cultural and artistic activities to show love to country. With ethnic Hmong, an
independent New Year has become a significant festival for many years. In
celebration of this significance, the people celebrate the festival even more
monumental than the traditional Lunar New Year.
What to see
In
the Independence Celebration, visitors will catch the images of local Mong
males and females in colorful traditional costumes hands in hands making way
through the crowd to the centre of the town. Coming to Moc Chau this time,
travelers will have opportunity to witness one of the biggest and most
fantastic Love Fairs in Northern region. The Festival was originally celebrated
by only the Mong in Moc Chau, but this occasion has also attracted the Mong
ethnic people in the Song Ma district, Thuan Chau, Yen Chau, Phu Yen... in Son
La, even the Hmong in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An comes up; the Hmong in Lai Chau, Dien
Bien, Lao Cai, Ha Giang comes down to join... There are families who have overcome distance
of nearly 100 km hill to get in the atmosphere.
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| Local markets always attract a large deal of visitors come to explore |
During
these days, guests coming here will find decorative offerings flooding all the
ways in town. They will be amazed and impressed with the experience and feeling
brought by the beauty of colorful cultures of the Mong ethnic people. From 31/8
onward, through all the streets as Mai Chau, Bac Yen, there easily catches the
pictures of strange people from different regions making friends, chatting,
drinking together in the most animated atmosphere can be seen.
What to do
Visitors
attending the Festival will not only have chance to eye the beauty of ethnic
traditional costume outside, but also to participate and learn a variety of
activities. This year th Independence Celebration will host cultural festival
of ethnic minorities in Moc Chau district includes tug, push sticks, firing
crossbows, dance, beat tu lu, pounding thick cake, “con” tossing, cultural performances,
ethnic groups’ cuisine, along with the cultural program as performances of folk
dancers, ethnic musical rhythm...
Apart
from joining the largest Love fair of the North in this occasion, visitors also
can spend time wandering around local markets which are only opened in this
Festival. For a few years, people from the ethnic Hmong in Lao Cai, Yen Bai
also brought some products, specialties, particularly textiles and Mong skirt to
exchange, purchase and sale creating a picture of colorful cultural costumes of
various ethnic groups.
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| Love fair - one of the most fascinating feature of Moc Chau, Vietnam in Independence Celebration |
The
night in 1st September is called the “white night”, night of love exchange
market where the boys and girls send to each other all their missing, love, and
emotional moments. Guests can visit this special fair but remember not to
disturb the deposition moments of lovers. Let them have private, sacred moments
dissolving along with heaven and earth. Then the next morning, the Mong woman
returned to cultivation, fields and gardens, and the men come back to their
common livelihood.
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| Many animated cultural activities during the Festival |
Where to stay
Moc
Chau, like other Northern regions of Vietnam, bears the most beautiful natural
scenery along with many fascinating cultural activities and festivals in this
season. As a result, Moc Chau this time annually attracts a large volume of not
only visitors who would love to discover local features, but also Mong people
from other regions coming to join the Celebration together. It also means that
travelers visiting Moc Chau during this time will find it difficult to find accommodation
to stay as it is too crowded and prices are pushed up high. Fortunately, in Moc
Chau there are homestays of local people where visitors can stay and experience
the most authentic and fantastic moments with the residents. At present,
Vietnam Homestay is working as a bridge developing homestays and connecting
travelers with local dwellers. The homestay network is promised not to stop but
continually expanded, providing travelers with far better options for
interactive stay. There in Moc Chau, travelers can stay at Homestay Moc Chau,
Mr. Tuan Ha Homestay, Mr. Tri Homestay, and Mr. Tuan Homestay. Specially, in
this year’s Celebration, there will be special offer for travelers booking
homestay in Moc Chau via vietnamhomestay.vn as special thanks. Turning to
details, guests will receive 10% off for booking before 25th August
2016.
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| Lovely Homestay in Moc Chau, Vietnam |
What
are you waiting for? It’s time to go up to Moc Chau to explore one of the most
fantastic Festivals of the year.
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