The funeral of Vietnam

A death of a shaman and sorrows of the remnants: Fug Hoa village funeral On the day we arrived in Vietnam, we heard about the shaman’s death that we were supposed to visit. It took 2 days to get to Fug Hoa which is a Thai tribe village in Cay Bang where people rarely come to visit. Walking into the village where cars are absent, my heart was all aflutter in the surroundings. The scenery of the funeral was so familiar. The white hemp cloth, wailing, bandanas on the heads... The village community made one voice and mourning for the death of one person was very similar to our funeral culture. The funerals were carried out by disciples of the dead shaman. Tai Tao, the Fug Hoa village shaman had a musician as a hereditary shaman. As the bier procession began, the voice of the bier-carrier and flags in the front lead the procession, which was our traditional bier procession itself. Shaman (Tai Tao) played an important role in leading the villagers and connecting the traditional culture of the village and was at the heart of all community culture. Our lost culture, perhaps, came from the shamanism we have lost. On the way back to the village after the casketing, God welcomed us with shining light.