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 Montagnard
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Y |
| Montagnard or minority groups -
Bo Y |
Derivative:
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Chung Cha, Trong Gia, Tu Di, Tu Din and Pu Na |
Population:
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About 1,500 people. |
Locality:
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The provinces of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang. |
Customs:
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Ancestor worship is the basis of Bo Y religion.
The Bo Y live in houses built on
the ground. There is always an extra room in this type of house constructed of
wooden boards that rest on the main beams of the house.
These rooms serve as the
bedroom for unmarried boys and as a granary.
The wedding ceremony of the Bo Y is
a complicated and expensive endeavor. A unique characteristic of this wedding
ceremony is that the groom does not attend the ceremony. Rather, he sends his
younger sister to the bride's family to lead a pink horse during the wedding.
When the parents die, the children must practice strict mourning rites, 90 days
to mourn their mother and 120 days to mourn their father. |
Culture:
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The Bo Y language belongs to the Tay-Thai Group. |
Dress:
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Women
wear a full skirt, a five-paneled shirt and a bra. Some of the women have
adopted the Nung or Han way of dressing. Men wear trousers. |
Economy:
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The Bo Y practice slash-and-burn agriculture. Every year, at the beginning of
the rainy season, the Bo Y catch spawning fish from the rivers to put in their
ponds and flooded fields. |
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