1. Student's full name:Bouathai ZAYALEK.
2. Gender:Male
3. Date of birth:March 13, 1986.
4. Place of birth:Attapeu Province, Lao PDR
5. Decision to recognize student number:3453/QD-XHNV November 16, 2022 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in the training process: Are not
7. Thesis topic name:“BUNPIMAY FESTIVAL OF LAOS IN HANOI, VIETNAM”.
8. Major:Anthropology;Code:8310302.01
9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Nguyen Vu Hoang, Faculty of Anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
10. Summary of the results of the thesis:The main results of the thesis include:
Bunpimay Festival, like other traditional festivals in Laos, has great values for the community. These values are formed and crystallized from the preservation and organization of the festival, showing the importance of the festival in the spiritual life of the Lao people.
Bunpimay Festival is a festival that looks back to the historical roots of the Lao ethnic people. Like other traditional festivals, Lao people celebrate Bunpimay Festival to pray for luck and peace for the whole year. On the other hand, it is also a ritual to look back to the roots with the meaning of bringing coolness, prosperity to all things, warmth, happiness and purifying the lives of the Lao ethnic people. Bunpimay Festival is also an opportunity to nurture and cultivate national arts.
The Bunpimay Festival has the value of consolidating and demonstrating the solidarity of the community and is organized by the Lao ethnic community. This community is linked together on the geographical basis of the whole country of Laos, linked by the ownership of resources and economic interests, as well as linked together on the common religious and Buddhist belief foundation. Therefore, the organization of the festival also contributes significantly to creating resonance and calling for solidarity among people in the community. From the link on the economic and religious foundation, the purpose of organizing the festival is the destination for the community to strive for, it is not only a place to have fun, chat with each other about a year of hard work and harvest, but also a sacred place to announce to the gods and ancestors about the results of the harvest, the most authentic and intimate lessons to educate children about gratitude and respect between previous generations. All of these create strong bonds between each individual in the community, strengthening and inspiring the solidarity of the community.
In recent years, traditional festivals have tended to change, including the Bunpimay festival of the Lao student community in Hanoi. Current festivals have given rise to many complex phenomena, requiring a review of management work and setting requirements for management, building codes of conduct in festivals to suit the new context. However, the Bunpimay festival of the Lao student community in Hanoi has always preserved the precious traditional beauty of the Lao people, creating cohesion and motivation for Lao students to study to achieve the best results, on the other hand, it is also a cultural bridge for Laos to reach international friends. Bunpimay festival at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in recent years, the school has always focused on cooperation and friendship with Lao localities; always supporting Lao students to develop in many socio-cultural fields, training high-quality human resources.
In the atmosphere of welcoming the traditional Bunpimay festival of Lao students studying in schools in Hanoi, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities also solemnly organized the festival in a warm and joyful atmosphere, everyone was immersed in the Lam Vong dance, participated in the water-splashing ceremony and enjoyed traditional Lao dishes together. Through the thesis, the author has summarized and described the characteristics of the Bun Pi May festival at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Through the festival, the author also summarized the thoughts and aspirations of Lao students living and studying in Hanoi.
The Bunpimay Festival of Laotian students at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is held annually in a solemn and warm atmosphere with a welcoming performance; traditional rituals of Bunpimay such as water-splashing, wrist-tying... to wish for a new year of health, happiness and good luck. The ceremony helped Laotian students celebrate a warm and meaningful Tet away from home.
The Bunpimay Festival Celebration Program is an annual activity of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities to create conditions for Laotian students to celebrate their traditional New Year at the University of Sciences; to help them ease their homesickness during each holiday; At the same time, it also creates a joyful and vibrant atmosphere to contribute to encouraging better learning spirit for Laotian students.
It can be said that the Bunpimay Festival at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has created a joyful and exciting atmosphere for international students, to encourage and motivate them to always remember the national traditions, to feel the warm and united atmosphere of Tet far from home. This is a meaningful activity to encourage international students to always try to overcome all difficulties, constantly strive to study and practice to become "Outstanding Global Citizens", contribute to building a beautiful Laos, fostering the special friendship between the two Parties, the two States, the people and the youth of Vietnam - Laos, contributing to the prosperous development of the ASEAN community and the international community and also contributing to strengthening and affirming the traditional friendship, special solidarity, contributing to tightening the solidarity and close ties between Vietnam and Laos; at the same time, consolidating the solidarity between Lao students and Vietnamese students.
11. Practical application: Regarding the topic of Bunpimay Festival of Laotian students studying abroad in Hanoi, the student hopes that the results of this thesis will contribute to the understanding of the formation and organization of traditional festivals of Lao people abroad. Thereby, contributing to improving knowledge and understanding of the Laotian student community in Vietnam in general and Laotian students studying abroad in Hanoi in particular, contributing to strengthening the relationship between Vietnam and Laos. At the same time, introducing the typical traditional features of Laos to the world.
12. Further research directions:Research on the BUNPIMAY FESTIVAL OF LAO PEOPLE IN HANOI, VIETNAM”.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name:Bouathai ZAYALEK
2. Sex:Male
3. Date of birth:March 13, 1986
4. Place of birth:Attapeu Province, Lao PDR
5. Admission decision number:3453/QD-XHNV, 2022 November 22th, of Headmaster of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University
6. Changes in academic process
7. Official thesis title:Bunpimay Festival of Laos in Hanoi Vietnams
8. Major:Anthropology;Code:8310302.01
9. Supervisors:Associate Professor. Dr. Nguyen vu Hoang, Department of anthropology, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:Bunpimay Festival, like other traditional festivals in Laos, has great values for the community. Those values are formed and crystallized from preserving and organizing the festival, showing the importance of the festival in the spiritual life of the Lao people.
Bunpimay Festival is a festival that looks back to the historical roots of the Lao ethnic people. Like other traditional festivals, Lao people organize Bunpimay Festival to pray for luck and peace for the whole year. On the other hand, it is also a ritual to look back to the roots with the meaning of bringing coolness, prosperity to all things, warmth, happiness and purifying the lives of the Lao ethnic people. Bunpimay Festival is also an opportunity to nurture and foster national art.
Bunpimay Festival has the value of consolidating and demonstrating the solidarity of the community and is organized by the Lao ethnic community. This community is linked together on the geographical basis of the whole country of Laos, linked by the ownership of resources and economic interests, as well as linked together on the basis of religion and common Buddhist beliefs. Therefore, the organization of festivals also contributes significantly to creating resonance and calling for solidarity among people in the community. From the link on the basis of economy, believes... the purpose of organizing festivals is the destination for the community to strive for, it is not only a place to have fun, chat with each other about a year of hard work and harvest, but also a sacred place to announce to the gods and ancestors about the results of the harvest, the most authentic and intimate lessons to educate children about gratitude and respect between previous generations. All of these create a strong bond between each individual in the community, strengthening and evoking the solidarity of the community. In recent years, traditional festivals have focused on change, including the Bunpimay festival of the Lao student community in Hanoi. Current festivals have given rise to many complex phenomena, requiring a review of management work and setting requirements for management, building codes of conduct in festivals to suit the new context. However, the Bunpimay festival of the Lao student community in Hanoi has always preserved the precious traditional beauty of the Lao people, creating cohesion and motivation for Lao students to study to achieve the best results, on the other hand, it is also a cultural bridge for Laos to reach international friends. Bunpimay festival at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in recent years, the school has always focused on cooperation and friendship with Lao localities; always supporting Lao students to develop in many socio-cultural fields, training high-quality human resources. In the atmosphere of welcoming the traditional Bunpimay festival of Lao students in schools in Hanoi, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities also solemnly organized the festival in a warm and joyful atmosphere, everyone was immersed in the Lam Vong dance, participated in the water-splashing ceremony and enjoyed traditional Lao dishes together. Through the thesis, the author has summarized and described the characteristics of the Bun Pi May festival at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Through the festival, the author also summarizes the thoughts and aspirations of Lao students when living and studying in Hanoi.
The Bunpimay festival of Lao students in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is always solemn and warm every year with a welcoming performance; traditional customs of the Bunpimay festival such as: water-splashing, wrist-tying ceremony... to wish for a new year of health, happiness and all the best. The ceremony helped Lao students celebrate a warm and meaningful New Year away from home.
The Bunpimay Festival is an annual activity of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities to create conditions for Lao students to celebrate their traditional New Year at the University of Social Sciences; to help them forget their homesickness during each holiday; At the same time, it also creates a joyful and exciting atmosphere, contributing to encourage better learning spirit for Lao students.
It can be said that the Bunpimay Festival at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has created a joyful and exciting atmosphere for international students, to encourage and motivate them to always remember their national traditions, to feel the warm and reunited atmosphere of the New Year away from home. This is a meaningful activity to encourage international students to always try to overcome all difficulties, constantly strive to study and practice to become "Outstanding Global Citizens", contribute to building a beautiful Laos, fostering the special friendship between the two Parties, two States, people and youth of Vietnam - Laos, contributing to the prosperous development of the ASEAN community and the international community and also contributing to strengthening and affirming the traditional friendship, special solidarity, contributing to tightening the solidarity and close bond between Vietnam and Laos; at the same time, strengthen the solidarity between Lao students and Vietnamese students.
11 Practical applicability:Regarding the topic of Bunpimay Festival of Laotian students studying abroad in Hanoi, the student hopes that the results of this thesis will contribute to the understanding of the formation and organization of traditional festivals of Lao people abroad. Thereby, contributes to improving knowledge and understanding of the Laotian student community in Vietnam in general and Laotian students studying abroad in Hanoi in particular, contributes to strengthening the relationship between Vietnam and Laos. At the same time, introducing the typical traditional features of Laos to the world.
12. Further research directions:Research on the Bunpimay Festival of Laos in Hanoi Vietnams
13. Publications: