“New Year Thunder Festival” recognised as national intangible heritage

  • On the morning of the day after the first thunder, local people bring their tools at home to a clear stream, cleaning them in hope of washing away the bad luck and sadness of the previous year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    On the morning of the day after the first thunder, local people bring their tools at home to a clear stream, cleaning them in hope of washing away the bad luck and sadness of the previous year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • After the Thunder God worshiping ceremony, the shaman, village elder, village chief and prestigious people raise their first glasses of spirit to wish the village all the best in the new year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    After the Thunder God worshiping ceremony, the shaman, village elder, village chief and prestigious people raise their first glasses of spirit to wish the village all the best in the new year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • The shaman and villagers perform prayers to pray for the Thunder God to bless the village with peace, prosperity, solidarity and good health. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    The shaman and villagers perform prayers to pray for the Thunder God to bless the village with peace, prosperity, solidarity and good health. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • The opening ritual to welcome the first thunder of the year is the village worship ceremony. This is a very important ceremony in which the shaman, village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people will pray and inform the local gods and spirits who look after the village, manage the streams and mountains to agree to let the villagers organize and celebrate the ceremony in the area. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    The opening ritual to welcome the first thunder of the year is the village worship ceremony. This is a very important ceremony in which the shaman, village elders, village chiefs, and prestigious people will pray and inform the local gods and spirits who look after the village, manage the streams and mountains to agree to let the villagers organize and celebrate the ceremony in the area. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • O Du people organize a xoe dance to have fun at the ceremony to welcome the first thunder of the year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    O Du people organize a xoe dance to have fun at the ceremony to welcome the first thunder of the year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • The offering tray to the Thunder God in the New Year thunder welcoming ceremony of the O Du ethnic group includes boiled pig's head, grilled stream fish, boiled meats, purple sticky rice, white wine in bamboo tubes, moss, banana bunches and many traditional dishes, unique to the O Du ethnic group. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    The offering tray to the Thunder God in the New Year thunder welcoming ceremony of the O Du ethnic group includes boiled pig's head, grilled stream fish, boiled meats, purple sticky rice, white wine in bamboo tubes, moss, banana bunches and many traditional dishes, unique to the O Du ethnic group. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • After washing their tools, people follow village's elders and shaman to a gathering, starting the ceremony of welcoming the first thunder. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    After washing their tools, people follow village's elders and shaman to a gathering, starting the ceremony of welcoming the first thunder. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
  • On the morning of the day after the first thunder, local people bring their tools at home to a clear stream, cleaning them in hope of washing away the bad luck and sadness of the previous year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến
    On the morning of the day after the first thunder, local people bring their tools at home to a clear stream, cleaning them in hope of washing away the bad luck and sadness of the previous year. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến

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“New Year Thunder Festival” recognised as national intangible heritage
07/06/2025 13:39 | TTXVN |
The unique “New Year Thunder Festival” of the O Du ethnic group in Nga My commune, Nghe An province was officially recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on June 27. The festival, which has existed for around 100 years, is a major and important celebration that features many rituals rich in the unique and distinctive cultural identity of the O Du people. In the spiritual beliefs of the O Du, the first sound of thunder in spring marks the beginning of the New Year. Upon hearing the thunder, they hold the festival to pray for peace in the village, favorable weather, bountiful harvests, and good health for all. VNA Photo: Xuân Tiến

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