Lễ mừng lúa mới (new rice celebration) of the ethnic groups of Tây Nguyên
Also called: Tết lúa mới
- Regional and fishing-community rites
Culture and belief A record of custom.
After the harvest the Ê-đê hold the ceremony household by household; the Gia-rai and Ba-na invite the rice spirit back to the granary and announce it to the ancestors and the mountain god; the Mạ have the custom of sacrificing a buffalo to thank the spirits. Some guides mention this ceremony together with the Tết Hạ nguyên of the Vietnamese, but the ceremony of these communities is held according to the harvest of each buôn.
At a glance
- When it is held
- After the harvest
- For whom
- The rice spirit, the mountain god, the spirits of the village and the ancestors
Each family and each region may do it differently.
The offering tray
Central
Central Highlands, Ê Đê (Rade), Folk practice
- When
- After the harvest; some guides place it on the occasion of Tết Hạ nguyên, new rice
| Offering | Vegetarian or not | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and savoury dishes | ||
| Chicken, pig | Meat or fish | Killing a chicken and slaughtering a pig |
| Tea, rice wine, water | ||
| Rượu cần (jar wine drunk through straws) | ||
| Gourd of plain water | Vegetarian | |
| Xôi (steamed sticky rice) and cakes | ||
| New rice | Vegetarian | |
| Objects | ||
| Pipe, charcoal brazier | ||
| Farming tools | One hoe, one machete, one axe | |
Central Highlands, Gia Rai (Jarai), Ba Na (Bahnar), Folk practice
- When
- After the harvest; some guides place it on the occasion of Tết Hạ nguyên, new rice
| Offering | Vegetarian or not | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tea, rice wine, water | ||
| Jar wine | Three jars | |
| Meat and savoury dishes | ||
| Pig | Meat or fish | One fish |
| Chicken | Meat or fish | Two |
Central Highlands, Mạ, Folk practice
- When
- After the harvest; some guides place it on the occasion of Tết Hạ nguyên, new rice
| Offering | Vegetarian or not | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and savoury dishes | ||
| Buffalo | Meat or fish | Sacrificial animal |
Communities and regions
Sources
- Văn Khấn Tết Hạ Nguyên, Tết Cơm Mới, Tết Trùng Thập (hoatieu.vn)
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