TTLV: Survey of the Xên bản xên mường festival of the Thái ethnic group in Northwest Vietnam

1. Student's full name:Hoang Thi Linh

2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: June 22, 1987 4. Place of Birth: Ha Nam

5. Decision No. 1528/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated October 14, 2009, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:Survey of the Xên Bản Xên Mường festival of the Thái ethnic group in Northwest Vietnam.

8. Major: Folklore; Code: 60.22.36

9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nguyet – Department of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- This thesis is a survey of the Xên Bản Xên Mường festival of the Thái people in Northwest Vietnam from a cultural and literary perspective. The research results are hoped to provide a comprehensive and vivid overview of the traditional festival of the Thái people, interwoven with literary elements expressed through stories and poems related to the figures worshipped in the festival.

- The thesis has collected, compiled, introduced, and described the Xên bản xên mường festival of the Thái people in the Northwest region in a relatively complete manner.

- Studying this topic has helped us better understand one of the characteristics of folk literature – its holistic nature: stories are often linked to festivals. It is both a literary phenomenon and a cultural phenomenon.

11. Practical applications:

- To serve as a reference for students and trainees in Literature, and those passionate about researching traditional festivals and the literary elements hidden behind the festivals of the Thai people in Northwest Vietnam.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name of student:Hoang Thi Linh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 22, 1987

4. Place of birth: Ha Nam

5. The decision no. 1528/QD- XHNV- KH&SĐH on Graduate admission dated October 14^th, 2009 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. The changes during the training process: None

7. Title of thesis:The study on Festival for Peace of Thai people in North West Vietnam.

8. Major: Folk Literature; Code: 60.22. 36

9. Scientific supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Nguyet – Faculty of Vietnamese Studies and Vietnamese Language - The University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary results of the thesis:

- The thesis is a study of Festival for Peace of Thai people in North West Vietnam from the perspective of culture and literature. The studying results of thesis hopefully bring out the general view and vivid imagination about traditional festival of Thai people together with literary factors which are expressed through the stories, poems relating to the characters who are worshiped during the festival.

- Thesis has completely collected, assembled, introduced and described the Festival for Peace of Thai people in North West Vietnam.

- Topic studying helps us to understand more clearly about one of characteristics of Folk Literature; that is syncretism: The told stories are usually related to the festival. They are both phenomena of literature and culture.

11. Applicability in Practice:

- This thesis may become reference material for students, graduate students majoring in Literature and for the people doing research on traditional festivals, literary elements hidden behind the festival of Thai people in North West Vietnam.