The Rija Nugar ceremony (New Year's Dance Ceremony) is one of the typical rituals in the New Year's festival system of the Cham village of Binh Nghia. The Rija Nugar ceremony in Binh Nghia village not only includes the entrance ceremony (the Mưduen priest beating the Paranưng drum and singing the ritual songs, and the Ka-ing shaman performing the ritual dance) as commonly seen in other Cham villages, but also the exit ceremony with various forms of music and ritual performances such as the Kadhar ritual singing art and other performances: call-and-response singing, fertility dances, and farewell singing and dancing... all possessing significant artistic value and symbolic meaning.
With its distinctive and characteristic values, in 2021, the New Year festival system of Binh Nghia Cham village was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Reporters from Khanh Hoa Newspaper and Radio & Television captured some remarkable images at the Rija Nugar Festival in Binh Nghia Cham village.
 |
| The Mưduen religious leaders sing to invite the deities to attend the ceremony. |
 |
| Ka-ing (shaman) priests perform a dance as an offering to the gods. |
 |
| The ceremonial music ensemble plays Ghinang drums and Saranai horns. |
 |
| Ka-ing religious leaders perform a fire-stepping dance to ward off evil and bad luck from the old year. |
 |
| The Kadhar priest sings hymns and the Pajau (female shaman) invokes the gods during the ceremony. |
 |
| People pray to the gods and their ancestors. |
 |
| Cham women in Binh Nghia prepare offerings for the ceremony. |
 |
| Numerous dignitaries and villagers from Binh Nghia attended the New Year's ceremony. |
TRAN DUY - THANH DANH
Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/van-hoa/202605/dac-sac-le-hoi-dau-nam-lang-cham-binh-nghia-8182003/
Comment (0)