The love market is recreated to restore and recreate a part of the value of the old Sapa love market. At the same time, it helps the young generation of ethnic minorities in Sa Pa and tourists from all over the world understand the cultural value of the love market properly, attracting tourists to Sapa.

The custom of pulling a wife has existed for a long time of the Mong people. Hmong boys and girls after a period of love, get to know each other, and get married, the first step to rationalize this problem is to organize to drag their wives. The procedure is completely done on a voluntary basis, after the girl has accepted to be the man's wife. At the time of real marriage, it is necessary to organize a drag, then the girl will return to her husband's house, no girl will ever step foot into her husband's house, the main meaning of pulling a wife shows the dignity of a daughter. Before the day of pulling his wife, the boy and the girl discussed and agreed on the time and place to pull. The boy also took the opportunity of the girl to go to the market alone... to introduce some of his friends to the girl to know in advance so that the girl's wife would not be surprised when organizing the event. When approaching the groom's house, the group of people dragged the wife and sent someone to run ahead to report to those waiting in the house such as father, mother or aunts, the groom's uncle caught a pair of chickens, a hen, and a rooster. waiting at the main door when the group of people pulled the bride back there, that person acted as the reason to call the soul. When the bride steps through the threshold of the boy's house, the procedure to pull his wife is completed.

The custom of dragging the wife of the Mong people is also reproduced in the Sa Pa love market. This will be the most impressive scene, because of its inherent uniqueness. If you want to witness the unique wife pulling scene and understand more of its deep human meaning, visit the Tourism Promotion and Information Center on November 28 and December 5.

Do Hoa. photo: Pham Bang