Cách Làm Hang �?á

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Ky thi chi ... phu giup cac anh va cac chu bac lam hang da thoi. Khong
dam noi la biet lam hang da. Sau day la mot vai chi tiet luom lat trong
cac nam lam hang da vua qua (random, no particular order).
1. Ky nhan thay co hai kieu "hang da" do nguoi VN lam. Thu nhat la kieu
rock-cave, thu hai la kieu leu-tranh ma tieng My goi la creche (from
the German word krippe = crib). Kieu Creche duoc coi la bat nguon tu
Saint Francis of Assisi. Kieu rock-cave thi khong biet tu dau ra (co su
huynh su ty nao cao minh xin chi dum). Cong doan cua Ky da lam ca hai
kieu, thay doi tuy nam va tuy theo nhom "volunteer."
2. Da so nguoi VN thich kieu rock-cave vi no co mot ve gi do gan gui
voi nguoi VN. Kieu nay ton cong va ton tien nhieu hon la kieu creche.
If money is no object, buy construction paper in black, and sprinkle
with a can of white spay paint. If money is tight, any kind of paper
will do (a lot of paper grocery bags or similar paper, and more spray
paint)
3. The skeleton (frame) cua hang da co the lam bang bamboo (traditional
in VN) hoac bang chicken wire mesh va PVC pipes. Co the consult anh Le
Dinh Hung, kien truc su, coi nhu la lam model vay.
3. Foundation is usually a sturdy table or a platform about 3ft high.
Definitely something strong enough to stand on, to build things up.
4. The lights are the last to go on. Don't for get the comet (sao
choi). Cai nay cung la mot net dac thu cua hang da VN style. Important:
the cave is dark, remember to run at least one light bulb inside the
cave to illuminate the nativity scene.
5. It seems that the size of the nativity set (figurines) will dictate
the size of the rock-cave. Ky thay nam nao cac chu/bac truoc khi lam
hang da cung hoi tuong lon hay nho? Tuong lon thi lam hang da lon,
tuong nho thi lam hang da nho lai.
6. It usually takes at least one full day with several people to finish
the job (and several evenings afterwards to argue and make adjustment
and re-arrange things). Some times it's fun, other times, it's not.
Have fun, & keep the arguments lighthearted (can't avoid them).
Ky