The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has successfully
restored as many as 19 festivals of local ethnic minority communities,
as part of efforts to protect the ethnic cultural features from falling
into oblivion.
The festivals were revived almost to
their original forms excluding some out-dated practices by local
village patriarchs and communities themselves, and will be held annually
from now on.
Among the festivities are the Cha Kcha
(burning-charcoal swallowing) festival of the Gie Trieng ethnic group,
the Xo Dang’s M’ne (thanksgiving) festival, and Chong O Bon H’Lu (rice
harvesting) of the B’Rau.
The revival of the
festivals has helped preserve the traditional cultural environment and
the intangible cultural heritage of the ethnic communities.-VNA