Scoop out the cake

Contest Entry Code: b22819a53cb441039cfb421b3a401fe3

Unit: Individual

Place of creation: Xã An Lạc, Bắc Ninh, Việt Nam

Two San Chi ethnic women are preparing for the Dinh Lanh festival in An Lac commune, Bac Ninh province. They are doing the work of scooping out the cakes, an important step in the process of making banh gio and banh vat vai, indispensable offerings in traditional holidays and festivals. Dinh Lanh festival (also known as Dinh Vuon Hoa) is an important traditional festival of the San Chi people in An Lac commune. This festival is often associated with remembering heroes, praying for favorable weather and bountiful crops.