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NGAI

Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen

NGAI

WINNING CONDITIONS

In addition to owning 1 Golden Star badge (earned by winning a Challenge round), the player must successfully move (place their colored token) to all of the following regions by correctly answering the questions on the cards corresponding to the respective provinces/cities:

  • Thai Nguyen and Bac Giang Provinces

  • One province/city in the Northern Midland and Mountainous Region with a Group 1 tile

  • One province/city in the Red River Delta or Central Highlands with a Group 2 tile

  • One province/city in the South Central Coast or Southeast with a Group 3 tile


SPECIAL PRIVILEGE

If a player lands on a province/city that belongs to the residential area of the ethnic group they represent, they are granted a special privilege (only ONCE during the entire game):

  • Confiscate 2 province/city flags from any other player on the board and return them to the bank, OR

  • Convert 1 province/city flag of another player into their own.

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ETHNIC GROUP INFORMATION

  • Origin and Migration: The Ngai people originated from the Wu Tong region of Guangdong, China. They migrated to Vietnam early on and consider themselves indigenous residents, referring to themselves as “pủn tì nhằn.” The word “Ngai” is a variant of “Ngải” (Ngã), which means “I” in Sino-Vietnamese.

  • Marriage: They practice monogamy, with two wedding ceremonies: the wedding ceremony and the bridal chamber ceremony. Marriages typically happen at a young age.

  • Funeral Customs: They believe in the soul's reincarnation. Their funerals involve many complex stages, such as death announcement, encoffining, and burial.

  • Worship: They worship ancestors, deities, Buddha, forest spirits, and the wandering souls of all beings. Their rituals and offerings are diverse and elaborate.

  • Festivals: In addition to major celebrations such as Lunar New Year and Cold Food Festival, they observe a New Rice Festival on the 10th day of the 10th lunar month.

  • Education: The Ngai people speak various dialects. They were once largely illiterate, but nowadays, most children of schooling age are literate in the national script and the official language.

  • Arts and Literature: They have a rich folk culture, including folk songs, dances, and oral literature such as legends, folktales, idioms, and proverbs.


Traditional Attire:

  • Women: Wear long five-paneled shirts and leaf-shaped trousers, usually with their hair braided and wrapped around the head.

  • Men: Wear shirts with two or three pockets and leaf-shaped trousers.


Cuisine:

They prefer porridge and various leafy greens, and often use garlic, chili, and ginger in their meals.


Housing:

They live in three-room, two-wing earthen houses with multiple-layered roofs, designed as defensive houses. The layout is adaptable, combining living, worship, and evolving functions over time.


Culture & Heritage:


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