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Ancestral worship ritual of the Lô Lô
  • Manage No PI00004990
    Country Vietnam
    ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events
Description Held annually on the 14th of July at the home of the patriarchs. When someone in the family has died for 3-4 years, the eldest son will build an altar and a tablet. The altar is close to the nave wall, opposite the main door, there are wooden figures, which are plugged or installed in the wall above the altar to represent the ancestors' souls. The offerings must include: 1 cow, 1 pig, 1 chicken, sticky rice, wine, gold coins, oil lamps, and bronze drums. They invite priests and borrow bronze drums to perform the ceremony and ask people to dress up as forest people (Ma Co-Gà Lu Ngang) to dance the ritual. The worshiping ceremony has 3 main parts: Sacrifice Ceremony, Memorial Ceremony and Ancestor Farewell Ceremony.
Place Lũng Cú Commune, Đồng Văn District, Hà Giang Province File Size -
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Copyright Viet Nam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) -
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