(ĐN)- Choro ethnic people in Long Khanh town's Hang Gon commune held Sayangva or New Rice Festival on March 22.
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(ĐN)- Choro ethnic people in Long Khanh town’s Hang Gon commune held Sayangva or New Rice Festival on March 22.
The annual festival is an occasion for ethnic Choro to pay homage to Giang (Heaven) and the spirits, which protect the villagers and bless them with a bumper harvest, clement weather and a peaceful life.
Highlights at the festival include making traditional Choro dishes such as grilled meat, boiled chicken, ruou can (wine drunk from a jar), banh day (round glutinous rice cake), and offering to the gods of rice and forest.
The festival has folk games like day gay (pushing sticks), keo co (tug of war), bit mat dap nieu (smashing a clay pot while blindfolded), nhay bao bo (bag jumping).
Reported by S.T
