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Topic about ethnic minority people who living in Dalat Vietnam.
Lam Dong battle to evoke gong’s soul as development accelerates
The space of Gong culture in Vietnam’s Central Highlands was recognised by the UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005. In Lam Dong province, although it once faced the threat of being buried in oblivion, the practice of resounding gongs has been preserved and [read more...]
Nhô Rơhe festival is the most important agricultural festival of K‘Ho people
K‘Ho people in Lam Dong have religious polytheistic beliefs. K’ Ho ancestors have been closely associated with agriculture where rice existed for a very long time through many generations; So the system of agricultural festivals is often linked with the stages of rice production, such as the [read more...]
Tet holiday of the central highland ethnic peoples
The Central Highlands is a place where different ethnic groups live together on the land of the South Western Highlands... That's why the celebration of Tet and the New Year on this land keep a distinct feature in the Central Highlands of sunshine and winds. And each ethnic group has its own type [read more...]
The dance of the mountainous region
The sacred fire has glowed in the middle of the village. The sound of the gong and the drum blend harmoniously with the rokel musical instrument playing the charming, gentle T'rumpo in the rhythm of inviting gods; the jubilant Pahhonang seems to, hastily invite people to join; Arya conjures up the [read more...]
The ceremony of making friends of the K’Ho people in Central Highlands
Lam Dong Province in particular and the Central Highlands in general do not only own the image of the colorful flower carpets, but they are also famous for preserving the most beautiful cultural features of the K'Ho - Central Highlands. Among several traditional festivals of the K'Ho, there is a [read more...]
Attaching to brocade-weaving craft in Dalat countryside
We came to K Long brocade weaving village, Hiep An commune, Trong district when the rain poured down and then suddenly subsided. Although this is not tourism peak season, at the village entrance, tourist vans are still coming to this small village. Perhaps for tourists, the story of traditional [read more...]
Parents Thanksgiving ceremony of the Central Highlands ethnic minorities
In the cultural traditions of the Central Highlands ethnic minorities, there still exists a long-lasting thanksgiving ceremony to parents (the Jrai call it Chal mo ne ko mi ma (teh ro mo ko mi ma bui); while the Ba Na name it Khop bone ko me pa). This parents thanksgiving ceremony is usually held [read more...]
New rice offering ceremony of Ede ethnic minority people
The innocent concept and feeling, along with the life of the majestic mountains and forests has formed in the life of the Ede ethnic minority group in the Central Highlands the New Rice Offering Ceremony on the first lunar month. The Central Highlands include: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong [read more...]
Hunting termites with the KHo People
It is only 13 hours, I have neatly dressed up, waiting for the sun moving towards the mountain range in the west, and immediately, I follow the K'Ho to head for the forest, looking for white ants. From Trang Woat tribe (hamlet 2A, Dinh Trang Hoa commune, Di Linh district, Lam Dong), following the [read more...]
The New Rice Festival of the K’Ho People in Lam Dong
Like the oldest ethnic groups living in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, every year at around December (October lunar calendar) the K'Ho usually hold New Rice Festival. This is a major festival of the year and plays a very important part in the spiritual life of the K'Ho. The festival is held [read more...]
Gong adjustment, Unique skill of music evaluation of the Highland ethnic minority people
Gong music of the highland people quietly contains masterpieces of human values, it does not only have a special appealing power thanks to the skilled performance technique but also reflects the skill of subtle music evaluation of the children living in the majestic central highlands. if the [read more...]
Unique Gong Sets of the Central Highlands People
The Gong Culture space in the Central Highlands is a unique kind of culture of peoples living for many years here and has been recognized and honored by UNESCO as an oral and Intangible Masterpiece of Humanity (in 2005). Experiencing the process of historical development, the peoples of this land [read more...]
Ceremony of praying for rain of Ma people in Lam Dong
In their cultivation method, the Ma can only cultivate a single crop in the rainy season, they do not use irrigation but rely on rainwater. So, the ceremony of praying for rain-a type of primitive agricultural beliefs, still exists in the Ma community today. The ceremony of praying for [read more...]
Big-bellied jars and the people of Central Highlands
Central Highland region is home to dozens of ethnic groups. They have a lot of cultural similarities and are close to each other, including the practice of using big-bellied jars, a type of ceramic materials that plays an important role in their lives. When we visit the Central Highland tribes, [read more...]
Weaving – a traditional craft of Ma people
Living in the natural resource-rich mountains of rattan, bamboo... knitting weaving craft soon appeared and became quite popular in the Ma community. Since the ancient times, wicker products were tied to the life of the Ma as a matter of course From the walls and floor of the long house; [read more...]
The monkey in the old tales of the central highland peoples
Monkeys are more intelligent, smarter than any other animals and very good at imitating Monkeys appear in ethnic culture, often symbolizing optimism, mischief and sometimes put on divine elements, such as the monkey god Hanuman Divinity in Indian legend, the Chinese story of Son Wukong in [read more...]
Gongs are treasure – holy spirit in the life of the Ma
Like other ethnic minority peoples living on the Truong Son - Western Highlands land, for the Ma, the tuned gong is not only a musical instrument but also a "treasure - holy spirit" of the families and the community. Origin of the"Treasure Holy Spirit" The Ma call the knobbed gong"cuong". [read more...]
The ritual of worshipping new house spirit of Ma ethnic people
In their spiritual life, Ma people have a lot of unique rituals, in which we can mention the"Feast on a new home," known as the ritual of worshipping the House spirit (Yang Hiu). It is considered one o the unique and most important ritual of the Ma. The Ma consider moving to a new house [read more...]
Worshipping of Churu People and the legendary Maxara temple
Unlike other ethnic groups in the south central highlands, Churu ethnic minority people practise kinship worshipping. This is one of the cultural characteristics of the Churu in Lam Dong. Currently, in KhamJrong hamlet, Ta Nang village, Duc Trong district, Lam Dong province there exist [read more...]
Traditional Forging Profession of Ma People in Lam Đong
The Ma is one of the indigenous inhabitants of Lâm Đồng province Through the ups and downs in history, their economic life has constantly been changed and developed, besides, their cultural identity has been shaped and created unique characteristics, contributing to Việt Nam’s rich [read more...]
