In my opinion, customs and traditions are very important. Like other families, we have our own customs and traditions.

Firstly, there's a tradition in our family of getting together on the first day of Tet. Everyone há to be there throughout the day. We share everything with my family members.

Secondly, we have the custom of doing morning exercise at 5 a.m together. We always get up early and follow this custom. Thanks to doing exercise, we have good health.

Thirdly, my family members visit the pagoda on the first day of every lunar month.This custom í that we have to buy fruit ỏ incense for the pagoda each year. This year, we also prepared five-coloured sticky rice and worshipped Buddha.

We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of belonging and a close-knit family. In addition, it helps ú have more experience and more strength in our life.

Today I’m going to tell you about the xoe dance, a traditional dance of the Thai ethnic group in VietNam. Thai people have followed this spiritual tradition for generations.

The xoe dance expresses people’s working life and wishes for a happy and wealthy life. It is performed in both public and private gatherings such as celebrations, festivals or family reunions.

The xoe dance has more than 30 forms based on the first six ancient forms. The most popular form is the xoe vong or ‘circle dance’ because it expresses social unity. People, young or old alike, join hands to make a circle around the fire and dance to the music. Besides the circle dance, there are dances with conical hats, paper fans or scarves.

Old people say they shouldn’t break with this tradition because it reflects Thai culture and lifestyle. As a Thai folk song goes, without the xoe dance, the rice won’t grow and people won’t get married.

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