An overview of Vietnamese Non La
I - A brief history of Vietnamese non la
The Vietnam conical hat (non la) is now disappearing in daily life, but it is not only a tool to cover the head, but also a symbol of Vietnamese culture. In the old days, when local people lived deeply in cultural values, conical hats such as ancient conical hats, painted conical hats, and Quang conical hats were very beautiful and glorious. But since the Vietnamese began to be Europeanized, what is left of the conical hat is just an accessory, made in a simple way that can be said to be cheap.
II - Vietnamese non la in culture and daily life
Currently, in rural areas in the country, the Vietnam conical hat is still the most convenient and popular headgear. As for fashion, conical hats cannot be matched with Western clothes because the two fashion styles are too different. But if a person, male or female, wears ao dai properly, adding a hat can be a fashion event, especially if the person is a celebrity. That celebrity can wear a female soirée or a men’s suit with a Vietnamese non la, even though it may be weird to see, it still be considered a fashion event.
Costumes are an interesting topic when learning about cultural areas, because depending on natural geographical conditions and cultural characteristics, people show specific shades of veil. In particular, Vietnamese non la are a popular form of clothing, especially in humid tropical countries, people have known to choose and adapt natural materials to make products to protect from sun and rain. However, with Hue conical hats, for example, the symbolic value of this land has inspired the Vietnam conical hat to become a souvenir containing the love beyond the normal use function.
Associated with the trend of looking back to the roots, back to nature, Vietnamese non la have the function of covering - makeup - costumes, especially for women. In addition, conical hats have even more special ability to incarnate in contemporary art life, religion and beliefs, associated with decoration, interior and exterior landscape design, celebration ceremonies, and stages. Vietnam Non la is beautiful and suitable for Vietnamese women, but Vietnamese non la gradually disappears from modern life due to changes in traffic, then due to changes in costumes and women’s status.
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Vietnamese women in the past were only housewives, except for rural women who carried the burden of working on the fields, women had to walk leisurely and gracefully. Vietnam conical hat contributed to beautifying that charm, but now women do everything just as equal as men, so they need to be faster, neater and more efficient. That’s why it is said that costumes always change over time, according to the change of identity, position, work, conception of the person wearing the costume, and aesthetics is the last reason.
III -Vietnamese non la making villages
When the need to cover Non la Vietnam is no longer popular, maintaining and developing the profession faces many difficulties. Currently, it is gradually disappearing, but there are still talented workers who are silently attached to the hat making profession. Therefore, the Vietnam conical hat-making villages have engaged in tourism activities, earning more income and thereby preserving the traditional craft. Typically, tourism thrives in Hue, so conical hats become souvenirs with the unique culture of the region that are popular with tourists. Many people even come straight to the hat villages to witness and participate in the stages of hat making, when Traveling to Vietnam.
The profession of making Vietnamese non la has appeared in Hue for hundreds of years with villages such as Da Le, Kim Long, Doc So, Phu Cam, Trieu Tay… The unique characteristics of Hue conical hats are their fragility, harmony and balance with the pointed tip, the medium-wide brim, its softness and durability, with a characteristic bright white color mixed in a gentle blue shade. To make a beautiful, slim and durable product is an art, full of meticulousness of artisans, meticulous in every stage. The poem conical hat is a typical work of the conical hat craft in Hue.
For a long time, Vietnamese non la have become a cultural product of the country. It is rustic but hidden in it are beautiful images of Vietnam coming close to international friends. Therefore, when foreign tourists come here, they want to find a suitable non la Vietnam as a gift for friends and relatives. To meet the needs of customers, today’s Vietnamese conical hats are also improved with many rich designs.
Date(s): June 17, 2022. 0 Total. Shared |
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