Folklore

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No.(54) - 2015

thIRteenth year Quarterly review

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Studies - theories

KIEU THU HOACH

About the concepts of some scientific terms: “nation, popularity and folk” in the cultural - art research 3

NGUYEN QUANG TUE

Marriage and “The ear blowing” ritual of Bahnar ethnic

people (The case observed at Kon Chrah village, Hra

commune, Mang Zang district, Za Lai province) 11

LA MAI THI GIA

The different forms of alternating singing between girls and boys found in love verses 16

NGUYEN PHUOC HOANG

A number of occupations mentioned in Bac Lieu folk songs 23

TRAN MINH THUONG

Traditional beliefs in Nam Zou Island - Kien Giang

(Investigation of goddess worship) 28

BUI THI THIEN THAI

The structure of the characters’relations expressed in the

love tragic stories and poems of Vietnamese ethnic

minorities 34

LE NHAT KY

The philosophical meanings of the bad in Vietnamese

fairytales 42

Folklore DOCUMENTS

NGUYEN HUU PHACH

Some unique ceremonies in Nam Sach district

47

PHAN NGOC KHUE

Dong Ho folk painting - art and life 50

Editor in chief

Ass. Prof. Dr. DO THI HAO

Manuscript organizer

FoLKLORE LIGHT SOURCE

Editors

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QUAN VI MIEN

Worshipping rituals of Muong minority 54

NGUYEN QUANG KHAI

Researching the worship beliefs in the pagodas in Bac Ninh 64

TU NHI

Folk games and performances in Hanoi traditional

Ceremonies

70

PORTRAIF OF FOLKLORISTS

LE MINH TU

Mr. Vo Truong Ky - The folklorist and his special love for

Southern Amateur Music 77

News

The merry meeting of: Longevity wishing to AVF members who are 70 and 80 old age

Congratulating people who are awarded with honour title

“Master of folkore”

Presenting the 2014 annual prizes to the awarded works 80

The 2015 creative camp for writing researching works

organized by A.V.F 90

The 11th conference of the Executive Board of Association

of Vietnamese Folklorists, VI Congress 93

The meetings of AVF head-branches of all provinces and

cities 93

Workshop “Heritage of the poet with penname“ ”Bamboo Pen” 94

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