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| Format | HardBound |
| Language | English, Vietnamese |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Bib. Info | 164p. ; 20cm. |
| Product Weight | 690 gms. |
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1. Dan toc Giay 2. Dan toc thieu so 3. Viet Nam 4. Sach anh 5. Sach song ngu The Giay is an ethnic minority group belonging to the Tay-Thai linguistic family. They mainly reside in the mountainous areas in North Viet Nam. They live on cultivating wet rice. The Giay possess a relatively special culture, funerals and marriage. As a polytheic community, the Giay maintain a lot of customs and rituals: to celebrate a new house, to welcome the Sun and the Moon, to praise the waterfall, etc. For them, most of natural phenomena are explained through legends and stories.