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Banh day is called “Pé-Pluu”, according to the concept of the H’mong people, banh day is a symbol of the moon and sun, symbolizing the birth and growth of the vast universe. Besides, the cake is also a symbol of purity, loyalty, and color of H’mong women like a closed circle.
The H’mong people often make banh day on Tet and other festivals. Offering to the ancestral altar to express their respect, with the wish that the gods bless their big and strong legs, so that they can cross the mountain, row the pass, spread the fields and work in the fields. Blessing for bountiful crops, a prosperous and happy life.
When enjoying, people cut the cake into slices, then paste it with lard. When the cake is glued to swell, it is also the time when the aroma of upland sticky rice, mixed with the mild aroma of chicken eggs, and the greasy smell of lard spread throughout the small kitchen, creating an extremely attractive dish.
It looks simple, but in the process of making banh day, pounding the cake is the hardest and most labor-intensive step. The mortar for pounding banh day of the H’mong people is made of rosewood tree trunk, fine grained, fragrant. The beaters are also made from hard and heavy woods.
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Previously, the H’mong people used to celebrate the traditional New Year about 1 month before the Lunar New Year, that is, at the end of November and the beginning of December of the lunar calendar. Implementing a new cultural lifestyle, many places H’mong people now celebrate the traditional New Year with the whole country. However, the H’mong people still maintain their very own traditional cultural customs, including the custom of making banh day on Tet.
At the beginning of spring or festival days, some H’mong villages also organize a contest to make banh day between clans, families, and villages. This is a way of preserving, preserving and introducing the traditional culture of the H’mong ethnic group to tourists from all over the world.
Source: Collected internet.
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