See how Thai people in Nghe An cast lots to choose a village's mo
(Baonghean.vn) - For the Thai Tay community in Nghe An, the village priest plays an important role in spiritual life. He is the representative of the village who performs worship rituals during holidays and Tet.
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| The Thai Tay Khang villages mainly live in the highland communes in Ky Son such as: Huu Lap, Pha Danh, Na Loi, My Ly... with about 2,000 households. This community still preserves many unique cultural customs. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| In their lives, the village sham plays a very important role. On holidays and Tet, each household wraps banh chung and brings it to the village sham house to perform the necessary rituals. Photo: Tho Phuong |
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| According to custom, each household must contribute 5 packages of "ho khau sac" to the village mo. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| A Thai village shaman said: He has been a village shaman for more than 15 years. When a village shaman passed away, the villagers organized an election for three other shamans. These three people continued to choose one person by casting lots. The person chosen to be the village shaman is the one with the most favorable lots. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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| Mr. Lo Xu Lin, the village shaman of Pieng Hom village (Pha Danh commune - Ky Son) shared: The village shaman is responsible for performing worship rituals to pray for peace for the villagers and must be a truly prestigious person. Photo: Tho Phuong |
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| The village priest's offering tray is also very simple, including only cakes and fruits. Photo: Tho Phuong |
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| Unlike shamans of other ethnic groups, Thai shamans must be well-trained and undergo rituals to become the ones who bring the voice of the homeowner and village to the gods. Photo: Phuong Tho |
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