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 Home●Montagnard
or minority groups●San
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Montagnard or minority groups - San Diu |
Derivative:
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San Deo, Trai, Trai Dat, and "Man Quan Coc" (Man
in Shorts) |
Population:
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About 95,000 people. |
Locality:
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The
San Diu live in the midlands of Quang Ninh, Hai Hung, Ha Bac, Vinh
Phu, Bac Thai, and Tuyen Quang Provinces. |
Customs:
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The
San Diu house is built level with the ground. The roof
is usually covered with thatch or tile, the walls are built of bricks, and the
houses are clustered closely together in each village. The husband (father) is
the head of the family. The children take the family name of the father and only
sons have the right of inheritance. The parents also decide when their children
should marry.
The funeral ceremony of the San Diu has many rites. The San Diu worship their
ancestors and the God of the Kitchen. They hold many annual ceremonies usually
before crop planting, after crop planting, after the new rice matures, and when
they need to pray for rain. |
Culture:
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The
San Diu language belongs to the Han Group. The San Diu sing
alternating songs (soong co) during cultural activities and at festivals. They
have many musical instruments such as horns, clarinets, drums, flutes, cymbals,
and castanets. They also like to play many games such as walking on sticks, a
game involving sticks, badminton in the San Diu way, and tug-of-war. |
Dress:
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The
San Diu have gradually adopted the Kinh style of dress. |
Economy:
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The
San Diu engage in rice farming practices through submerging their
fields, animal and forest exploitation, fishing, fish breeding, tile and brick
making, blacksmithing, and basketry. The San Diu also manufacture the no-wheel "quet"
cart drawn by a buffalo to transport goods. |
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