Along with the creation of fancy and fancy traditional costumes, Pao dung is an indispensable cultural feature of the Dao Van Yen ethnic minority people, a means to convey the feelings and feelings. and the desire of the Dao people in daily life.
In order to understand clearly the “Pao dung” melody of the Dao ethnic minority people in Van Yen district, we went to Vien Son commune, where many Dao ethnic minority people live, which also preserves the unique cultural features of the ethnic group. Dao, especially sang Pao dung.
Ban Phuc Han - Chairman of Vien Son Commune People's Committee said: “According to the voice of the Dao people, Pao dung means singing, singing Pao dung is singing folk songs of the Dao people. Pao Dung was born and developed from the production labor, from the spiritual and religious life needs of the Dao ethnic community. Pao dung has been handed down for generations, existing up to now and become a special cultural activity of Dao people in Van Yen ”.
For the Dao people, Pao dung was always preserved as a treasure. Every New Year comes, when spring comes, the young Dao women and men invite each other to sing from one village to another. The passionate song made them seem to forget the day and the month, so even though there was a ending, parting, it seemed that the Pao contents never ended. Then around August, September of the lunar calendar, when the crop was over, the boys and girls in the village resumed Pao's appointment.
Pao dung singing is divided into several categories. Pao singing includes activities of lullabies, fun songs, love songs, love songs for men and women, chanting ... Sing Pao dung rituals of beliefs - customs include songs used in rituals. system of the Dao people, such as singing at acute ceremonies, weddings, funerals, and full month offerings ... Pao song in labor includes songs praising production workers, praising natural beauty or experiences In terms of the weather, crops were accumulated by the Dao generations and passed on to the next generation.
Mr. Ban Phuc Han added: "Pao singing expresses the spirit of creative labor, morality, life, behavior, praising nature, love of the couple. Pao dung song has expressed deeply deeply lyrical, smooth, bright and simple of the Dao soul.The greatest cultural value here is the orientation of educating people to understand the origin of their nation, their homeland, preserve and promoting words in the folk tunes that deeply involve relationships in the family, relatives, brothers, love of couples, in production labor ... to pass on to the next generation. activities, production labor, they self-composed to suit the reality but still retain the tone nuanced typical of the Dao ethnic group. shops, daily life features are summarized and expressed through the verses ”.
Therefore, Pao dung singing has become a special cultural feature of Dao Van Yen people for many generations. However, at present, most young people are not interested in the song “Pao dung”, therefore, the risk of disappearance of the Pà Dung song is very great. To preserve the Pao Dung melody of the Dao ethnic minority people, Van Yen district has made efforts to implement many solutions.
Mr. Le Minh Duc - Vice Chairman of People's Committee of Van Yen district said: “In order to preserve the Pao dung tone, over the past time, the district has promoted propaganda and mobilized the Dao people to preserve cultural values. of your people; at the same time, organize the collection and collection of ancient documents and books about Pao that are stored among the people to translate into Mandarin for use as propaganda materials. Every year, organize Pao dung singing in each village, commune and inter-commune in order to bring Pao dung back to serve life, in association with activities in the annual cultural festivals so that people enthusiastically respond and participate. especially the younger generation, contributing to the conservation of Pao dung singing of the Dao people here. "
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