(HBO) – The house-cooling ritual of Muong ethnic people in Hoa Binh province was re-enacted at the Vietnamese Ethnic Culture Village in Dong Mo Commune, Son Tay Town, Hanoi on November 21 in response to the 2021 "Great unity of nations - Vietnamese Cultural Heritage" Week.

 

 The shaman invites the tutelary God of the village to attend the house cooling ceremony.

The house-cooling ritual is one of the traditional rituals of the Muong people which aims to pray for favourable weather conditions, bumper crops and good health for everyone. After preparing the offerings, the shaman invites Thanh Hoang (Tutelary God ) and other saints to attend the house-cooling ceremony to bless.

The house cooling ceremony is one of the traditional rituals of the Muong people, in order to pray for favourable rain, good wind, good crops, and good health for everyone. In the space of the Muong house, after preparing the offerings of offerings, the magician reads vows to invite the Holy Scriptures, Thanh Hoang and his superiors to attend the house-warming ceremony to pray for health, luck and a good crop.

The shaman made a ceremony to sprinkle water to cool the offerings and tell the story of the Muong people. He offered offerings and wine to the ancestors and said goodbye to the holy saints. Then, the shaman would sprinkle water, chant mantras to cool the furniture in the house.


At the end of the ritual, the shaman would ask for names, then cast a spell and tied a red thread around the wrists of participants. This was a form of praying for luck, health, and harmonious life.

After the ritual part ends, the Muong people invite the shaman, ethnic minority groups living in the village and tourists to drink wine together. By doing so, they finished a meaningful and equally solemn rendition of the Muong ethnic identity.

The "Great Unity of Ethnic Groups - Vietnam's Cultural Heritage" week in 2021 will take place from November 18 to 23, with many interesting and meaningful programs and events, contributing to promoting the cultural identity of the community of 54 ethnic groups in implementing the movement "All people unite to build a cultural life", protect and promote the values of community cultural heritage and build an advanced Vietnamese culture imbued ethnic identities./.

 


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