The central highland ethnic
The Central Highlands has extremely rich and diverse cultural nuances, expressed through oral literary treasures, through gong art, and through festivals of the Central Highlands ethnic groups.
The Central Highlands gong cultural space covers the 5 Central Highlands provinces, gathering many ethnic minorities. Gongs in the Central Highlands are a place that contains the values of humanity's masterpieces. Not only does it have a special appeal in the unique diversity of performing techniques, but gongs are also a symbol of the synthesis of diverse cultural values such as: values that represent regional cultural characteristics and identity. ; value that represents cultural characteristics of an ethnic group or ethnic group; value reflects multidimensionality; artistic value; diverse use values; material value; value represents wealth and power; spiritual price; community cohesion value and historical value.
Covering everything in the spiritual life of the Central Highlands people is probably the traditional festival, expressing their concepts about humans and the universe, which are more or less rudimentary and simple, but they believe in it very much. such as: Wharf worship ceremony - also known as drinking water drops at the end of the old year or the beginning of the new year; new rice feast - closing the rice warehouse on the occasion of harvest; Wedding ceremonies for young people, ceremonies to celebrate the lives of the elderly, ceremonies to leave graves and expose corpses for the deceased, ceremonies to give thanks to parents... all become joyful festivals, attracting the participation of the entire community, even other clans or neighboring villages. Each festival is an integral whole, representing the traditional cultural life of ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands and the slash-and-burn civilization.
It can be said that the Central Highlands traditional festival is the only environment in which all the quintessence of the tangible and intangible culture of each ethnic group, each local group, and each village is expressed. Coming here, we will hear the resounding sound of gongs from the oldest and best-sounding set of gongs in the village; watching young women gracefully walk in the circle to the rhythm of drums and gongs; Admire the worshiping platforms (mirror poles) with colorful bamboo tassels, soaring high into the windy highland sky; see the most beautiful and precious costumes and jewelry; Drunk in the warm yeast of Can wine; Feel free to learn about culinary customs...
Nguyen Khanh Vu Khoa, Viet Nam, Ho Chi Minh
