New Year hair washing festival - Thai ethnic women's tradition

Ap Ho Chieng festival (New Year hair-washing ritual of Thaiethnic women) has been reenacted as part of the annual Then Kin Pang festivalin Phong Tho district of the northern province of Lai Chau since 2014. Ahighlight of the Ap Ho Chieng festival each year is the scene of beautiful womenof White Thai ethnic minority group as they wash their hair together on thelast day of the Lunar New Year at Nam Lum spring in Khong Lao commune, PhongTho district. Then Kin Pang festival, taking place on the 9th and 10th days ofthe third lunar month (this year's festival was held on April 17-18), is amajor festival that plays a significant role in the spiritual lives of the Thaiethnic people. It is an opportunity for local people to express their wishesabout a peaceful life, good health, and abundant crops, among other things. Photo:Nguyen Oanh – VNA