The GIAY Community of 54 Ethnic groups in Vietnam
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The GIAY have a 54.002 population inhabiting. In Lao Cai1, Ha Giang2, Lai Chau3 and Cao Bang4 Provinces. The GIAY are also called Nhang, Dang, Pau Thin, Cui Chu and Xa. The GIAY language belongs to the Tay-Thai 5 group.
The GIAY practise rice cultivation in submerged fields. Besides, milpas are the place to develop husbandry, providing additional incomes. The GIAY rear a plenty of buffaloes for traction, horses for transport, pigs and poultry.
GIAY men wear trousers, short vests and turbans. Women wear a five-panelled vests buttoning under the right armpit and trousers. They wear their hair wound round the head or use a turban. Decorated motifs are often seen on female attire, sacks, pillows, curtains and children’s clothes.
The GIAY villages are very crowded, some may contain hundreds of households. The GIAY people often live in houses-on-stilts (in Ha Giang6 and Cao Bang7) and houses built on the ground (in Lao Cai 1 and Lai Chau3). The central compartment of the house serves for receiving guests and for placing the ancestral altar. Each couple live in a seperated small room.
Patriarchal custom is the rule of GIAY families. Children take the family name of their father. The family of a young man seeks marriage for their son. After the wedding the bride comes to live with her husband’s family. However, matrilocal residence is also popular. In the past marriage by “kidnapping” was occured with the bridees and her family’s agreement when a young man could not afford berothal and wedding ceremonies.
GIAY women in pregnancy must obey taboos and pray for safe delivery. When the baby is one month old a ceremony is held to inform the ancestors of the birth and pray for their protection. At the ceremony the soccerer writes on a piece of red cloth the baby’s horoscope. The horoscope is consulted for the owner’s marriage and funeral later.
According to GIAYS’ cosmogonic concepts, the universe is composed of the world of the living the celestial world and the underworld. When a person dies, it is customary that if funeral and burial are carefully organized, the deceased will be carried to the heaven. On the contrary, it will be doomed to the underworld.
On the altar, the GIAY worship not only their ancestors but also the genies of kitchen, the sky and the earth. They also worship the Goddess of Childbirth and the house spirit. Some families even worship the wife’s ancestors. The ancient ancestors are worshipped as the guardian genies.
The cultural heritage of the GIAY is rich including many ancient tales, poems, proverius, puzzles and folk songs. Many stories explain natural phenomena. Some stories are narrated in accompaniance with songs (sung stories). Folksongs are popular with various genres and tunes partcularly love duets.
SEE MORE:
◊ The COMMUNITY of 54 ETHNIC GROUPS in Vietnam – Section 1.
◊ The BA NA Community of 54 Ethnic groups in Vietnam.
◊ The BO Y Community of 54 Ethnic groups in Vietnam.
◊ The BRAU Community of 54 Ethnic groups in Vietnam.
◊ The BRU-VAN KIEU Community of 54 Ethnic groups in Vietnam.
◊ The CHO RO Community of 54 Ethnic groups in Vietnam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo): CONG DONG 54 Dan toc Viet Nam – Phan 1.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi BA NA trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi BO Y trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi BRAU trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi BRU-VAN KIEU trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi CHO RO trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi CHAM trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi CHU RU trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi CHUT trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi CONG trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi DAO trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ Vietnamese version (vi-VersiGoo) with Web-Voice: Nguoi GIAY trong Cong dong 54 Dan toc anh em o Viet Nam.
◊ etc.
BAN TU THU
06 /2020
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◊ Source & Images: 54 Ethnic Groups in Vietnam, Thong Tan Publishers, 2008.
◊ All citations and italic textes has been set by Ban Tu Thu – thanhdiavietnamhoc.com