The Red Dao baby’s hat.

Red is always the main colour tone of the traditional costume of the Red Dao. Therefore, the baby's hat is also red. The Red Dao people believe that red is the colour of luck and fortune. Children wearing these hats will be healthy and grow up quickly.

These hats are often made by the Red Dao women with different sizes for children to were even when they are grown up. The embroidery patterns on these hats include cross, bird, and grass.

Along with the spiritual meaning, the Red Dao baby's hat has the same function like ones of other ethnic groups. It keeps warm, avoids wind and protects the baby’s head.

Normally, the Red Dao ethnic people in Tuyen Quang use these hats to make warm children's heads right from the moment they were born.