Lễ tảo mộ (grave-visiting rite) and ancestor offering on Ramưwan of the Chăm Bà Ni people
Also called: Tết Ramưwan, Tảo mộ Chăm Bà Ni, Ramuwan
- Rites of ethnic communities
Culture and belief A record of custom.
By the custom of the Chăm Bà Ni, clans go to the cemetery (Ghur) to visit graves and invite the grandparents back to enjoy Tết, then offer a savory tray and a sweet tray at home; afterward the dignitaries enter the holy hall to keep the month of fasting.
At a glance
- When it is held
- Three days before the month of Ramưwan (the 9th month of the Islamic calendar of the Chăm Bà Ni)
- For whom
- The grandparents and ancestors of the clan
Each family and each region may do it differently.
The offering tray
Central
South Central Coast, Chăm, Ninh Thuận, Cham Bani tradition (Cham Awal), At the grave
- When
- Three days before the month of Ramưwan (one account records the 29th and 30th of the 8th month and the 1st of the 9th month of the Islamic calendar): on the first day, graves are visited at the cemetery far from the village; on the following days, at closer places
- Where the offerings are set
- The Ghur (cemeteries) of the lineages; graves are heaped with sand and marked with two stones
- Who makes the offering
- The whole clan wears traditional clothing; the Char master (Po Acar) leads the rite, with assistant officiants
| Offering | Vegetarian or not | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Betel leaves and areca nuts | ||
| Betel leaves and areca nuts already prepared in rolls | Vegetarian | Required |
| Tea, rice wine, water | ||
| Cigarettes | ||
| Drinking water | Vegetarian | |
| Holy water | ||
| Xôi (steamed sticky rice) and cakes | ||
| Bánh (cakes) | Vegetarian | Nhân Dân newspaper records that there are cakes |
| Incense, lamps, candles | ||
| Agarwood, a brass box holding betel leaves and areca nuts | Vegetarian | Brought along by the dignitaries |
South Central Coast, Chăm, Ninh Thuận, Cham Bani tradition (Cham Awal), Address to the ancestors
- When
- After the grave-visiting rite; the altar at home is set up for only two days
- Where the offerings are set
- At home
- Who makes the offering
- Children and grandchildren gather; the Char master chants prayers
| Offering | Quantity | Vegetarian or not | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and savoury dishes | |||
| Tray with meat dishes | 1 | Meat or fish | Required |
| Vegetarian dishes | |||
| Sweet tray | 1 | Vegetarian | Required |
| Xôi (steamed sticky rice) and cakes | |||
| Bánh tét, bánh ít | Meat or fish | Made before Tết | |
Communities and regions
Sources
- Độc đáo Lễ hội Ramưwan của đồng bào Chăm Ninh Thuận (nhandan.vn)
- Cảm động tục tảo mộ ngày cuối năm và Tết Ramưwan của người Chăm Bàni (baophapluat.vn)
- Rộn ràng lễ hội Ramưwan ở Ninh Thuận (Báo Pháp Luật TP.HCM, tuoitre.vn/plo)
- Ramưwan, tháng chay tịnh của người Chăm Awal (Báo Pháp Luật TP.HCM, tuoitre.vn/plo)
- Đặc sắc lễ tảo mộ của đồng bào Chăm Bà Ni (baovanhoa.vn)
- Ramưwan: Lời mời đầu Xuân hướng về cội nguồn xứ Chăm (baovanhoa.vn)
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