| Description |
Then Ritual is a long-standing form of cultural and religious activity of the Tày Cao Bang people. Then are songs and dances of the ritual folk song genre, used in rituals to cure illness, relieve drought, pray for good harvests, new rice ceremonies, granting ceremonies, etc., performed by Then practitioners.
During the Then ritual, Then masters use props such as lutes, squirrel beams, squirrel balls, tokens, chain gods, amulet strings, fish snares, yin and yang cards, drums, gongs, and scrapers. tarpaulins, spikes, slats, etc.
Classify Then according to the form of expression, including fan Then and linear Then. Fan Then was born before nature Then. The fan Then melody is slow and long, while the linear Then has a fast and intense melody. The fan then has no musical accompaniment, but the linear then has lute, squirrel, and musical fruit accompaniment.
Classify Then according to content, there are peaceful then and festive then. The peaceful Then period includes making Then, praying for peace, and wishing. Peaceful Then includes sections: earth gong, phat pang, earth spirit, grave, kitchen king, ancestors, bridging, flower praying, midwife, drought relief, council, three jewels, king, kham hai.
Then festival is practiced on the occasions of praying for a good harvest, entering a new house, granting food, green rice, and Then hot pot. The Then festival includes stages: disinfection, mosaic sea, singing four seasons, "tuc bach" or "phu thu" fan, Pụt Luông (lord of agricultural gods), magic house, council, three jewels, Tam Quang market, father king,etc.
In Then rituals, Then the Sắc is the most unique performance, in which Then masters express their best through dancing, acting, trance, etc. , especially then dances with delicate artistic qualities. |
