The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has re-created 19 local
ethnic minorities’ fests in an attempt to revive these eroding
traditional festive events, according to the provincial Department of
Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The fests include B’rau minority’s
“Chong o bơn h’lư” (rice harvest celebration), Gie – Trieng minority’s
“Cha Kcha” (coal eating) and “M’ne” (Xo Dang minority’s Thanksgiving).
All
the fests are reproduced based on the originals by the peoples’ village
patriarchs and locals, though obsolete, inappropriate customs have been
removed.
Following the reconstructions, the minorities will keep holding their own fests every year.
This
is a huge effort by the provincial culture department to revive its
traditional festivities and safeguard its intangible heritages.-VNA