Po Thi Festival of the Jrai People

The Jrai people's Po Thi festival is a unique spiritual ritual that deeply reflects the concept of life and death.

Author Tran Tran with the work Po Thi Festival of the Jrai People . Place of composition: Ia Ly Commune, Gia Lai , Vietnam.

Introduction: The beauty of the culture of farewell to the soul, the Central Highlands is not only famous for its vast coffee forests and the echoing sound of gongs, but also for preserving the unique cultural values ​​of the indigenous peoples. Among them, the Po Thi festival of the Jrai people is a unique spiritual ceremony, deeply expressing the concept of life and death. When the sun sets behind the mountains, the chill of the Central Highlands night gradually descends, the villagers begin a main night at the Po Thi ceremony, the jars of wine are empty and then full again, after the rituals are completed, the sound of gongs echoes continuously, everyone in the village gathers together with the graceful rhythms of xoang dance.

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