Buon Thai, Ea Kiet commune organized the 30th anniversary of its founding, the National Great Unity Day and the New Rice Festival in 2025.

Attending were Ms. Nguyen Thuy Phuong Hieu, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Nay H'Nan, Deputy Director of the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions.

Ms. Nguyen Thuy Phuong Hieu, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, presented flowers to congratulate the festival.

Buon Thai was established on March 15, 1995, mainly by Thai ethnic people migrating from the western part of Nghe An province to build a new economy , with difficult living conditions.

After 30 years of formation and development, from 73 initial households to now, Thai village has 211 households, with more than 920 people, of which Thai people account for more than 95%.

Currently, Thai village has made great strides in all aspects. In particular, the period 2015 - 2025 marks a turning point in innovation and integration of Thai village. Infrastructure has received investment from the State: concrete roads, national grid electricity, spacious community houses. In particular, people in the village have actively responded to the movement "All people unite to build new rural areas". People have donated land, contributed labor, joined hands to concrete and harden more than 7.2km of intra-village roads. In terms of economy, thanks to the conversion of crops and livestock and the expansion of coffee, pepper and livestock farming models, the average income per capita in the village is currently about 48 million VND/year. The rate of poor households has decreased over the years, currently in the village there are only 10 poor households, accounting for 4.73%. Many typical family economic models have appeared, bringing stable income, in the village there are many well-off and rich households.

This is the result of the united efforts of the people and the attention and leadership of the Party Committee and government, and is the driving force for the Thai people to strive to build their homeland to become more and more developed, rich, beautiful and civilized.

Representatives of organizations in Thai village signed the emulation movement: "Unite to build cultural life, preserve national identity and culture, look towards the future, sustainable development".

Also at the program, the launching ceremony of the emulation movement took place: "Solidarity to build cultural life, preserve national identity and culture, towards the future, sustainable development". Accordingly, Thai village has proposed six key directions and tasks in the coming time, aiming to continue building a rich and civilized village, such as: Continuing to promote the tradition of national solidarity; promoting sustainable economic development, applying science and technology in production; paying attention to education; preserving and promoting traditional cultural identity, associated with building a new life; actively responding to the movement to build new rural areas, protect the environment; maintaining security and order, building a peaceful, united and happy village.

Thai villagers prepare offerings to worship their ancestors and thank heaven and earth.

Preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values of the nation, harmoniously combining with building a civilized and progressive lifestyle, on this occasion, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with Ea Kiet commune to organize the New Rice Festival of Thai village in 2025.

The monk performed the new rice celebration ceremony.

The shaman performs a ritual to celebrate the new rice crop.

Held after the annual harvest season, the festival is an occasion for villagers to thank heaven and earth, gods, grandparents and ancestors for helping the crops to be bountiful, and to pray for favorable weather for the following year. This year, the festival takes place on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the village's founding and the National Unity Day, making it even more meaningful.

Performing traditional Thai bamboo dance.

The festival is organized in two main parts: the Ceremony and the Festival. The Ceremony takes place with a solemn new rice offering ritual. Offerings include pork, smoked beef, jars of rice wine, etc. and of course, new sticky rice taken from the rice crop that has just ended.

All delegates, villagers and tourists joined in the xoe dance, creating a joyful and cohesive atmosphere during the festival.

After the offering ceremony, villagers gathered to eat rice cooked from new rice, enjoy local cuisine, drink jars of rice wine, play gongs and dance to welcome the next bumper crop.

The festival is organized in an attractive, exciting and joyful manner with dances, singing, gong playing, and folk games such as: bamboo dance, gong dance, xoe dance, throwing con, thien mac le (stone fighting), thien mac xang (top-top fighting), crossbow shooting...

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