Preserve the traditional costumes of the Xa Pho people
Despite many changes in life, Xa Pho women in Nam Ria 1 village, Hop Thanh commune, Lao Cai city still try to preserve and preserve the unique culture of their people, including traditional costumes. system.Leaving aside the noisy and bustling town, we returned to Nam Ria 1 when the rice cereal season was still fragrant. In the autumn afternoon, the sunshine is softly colored, on the porch, each group of Xa Pho women work hard and hard with each needle line, stitches on indigo fabric to make their traditional costumes.
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| Xa Pho women in Nam Ria 1 village embroider skirts and gowns on the porch. |
With diligence in every needle line, Ms. Dao Thi Xuan has introduced to us the unique materials, patterns and features of the Xa Pho's costumes. She said: According to tradition, Xa Pho's daughter, aged 13-14, was taught by her mother, instructed by her mother, to teach embroidery. Over time, when the needle line and stitches are proficient, they also begin their journey to embroider and make their traditional costumes.
Xa Pho women's traditional attire includes headscarves, tops and skirts. Head towels are decorated with square patterns, canals, small triangles and can be attached with multicolored tassel. Next is the eye-catching decorated short shirt, creating a highlight in the overall outfit of Xa Pho women. From skillful hands, people embroider the indigo fabric with unique, colorful patterns and alternating beads in the front. The sleeves are also embroidered with a pattern to add softness. The skirt is made with small waistband, the body is decorated with motifs along the length of the skirt with patterns such as rhombus, triangles, serrated ... Due to handcrafting, making a traditional costume takes a year for Xa Pho women to complete.
Ms. Xuan confided: Now, when life has many changes, the young generation gradually gets caught up in the new rhythm of life but forgets the traditional culture of their people, including the costumes of Xa Pho women.
From worrying about this unique cultural disappearance over time, Xuan and the women in the village are still diligent, spending a lot of time and effort in teaching embroidery to the children in the family and the young. .
In 2014, the decorative pattern on the costumes of the Xa Pho people was named among the four categories recognized as the national intangible heritage of Lao Cai province. This is a great joy for the Xa Pho people, and at the same time it also sets out many things to do in order for that culture to be preserved, intact and valid for the same time. Contributing to the efforts of the Xa Pho people in the whole province in general, Xa Pho women in the highlands of Nam Ria 1 still keep and transmit their unique cultural traits not to fade over the years.
