The Tay is the largest minority in Viet Nam with a population of about 1.7 million people. They live mainly in Northern provinces such as Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Can, Thai Nguyen, etc. Their language belongs to the Tay-Thai group. Tay farmers are very experienced in wet rice cultivation. Tay men sometimes hunt or cut wood in the forests; Tay women raise cattle and poultry. Their specialities include five-coloured sticky rice and sticky rice with black ants' eggs. Tay villages are usually at the feet of mountains. Each village comprises 15 to 20 households. The Tay live in stilt houses or earthen houses with different rooms for men and women. Tay traditional costume is well-known for being the simplest among 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. The Tay weave cloth for their own use and dye all cloth dark indigo for both men and women. Tay women wear skirts or trousers with short blouses inside and long ones outside. They also put on some ornaments such as silver necklaces and bracelets. Tay men prefer to wear the Kinh's clothes daily but their own costume at significant festivals. The Tay worship three generations of their ancestors and the gods of nature. Their famous festival is Lồng tồng or Going down the paddy fields, which is held after Lunar New Year to pray for good crops. A. Fill the blanks with the words from the passage with their descriptions. (Điền vào chỗ trống bằng từ trong đoạn văn với diễn giải phù hợp của chúng.) 1. __________ = cows and bulls 2. __________ = chickens, ducks, geese, 3. __________ = consists of 4. __________ = jewellery 5. __________ = important 6. __________ = speak to God to ask for something