The Xo Dang people in Ea H'ding commune, Cu M'gar district hold a festival to celebrate the new rice crop.

On January 1, at the Hring village community cultural house, Ea H'ding commune, Cu M'gar district, the Xo Dang ethnic people of Hring village were excited with the New Rice Festival (New Rice Festival). This is the biggest worshiping ceremony of the year and is eagerly awaited by the people in the New Year 2024. A large number of people and tourists from near and far gathered to participate in the festival.

The village elder prays for a bountiful new rice crop, health and happiness for the village...

To prepare for the New Rice Festival, people in Hring village, Ea H'ding commune clean their houses, set up poles, and prepare traditional dishes. Every household contributes, with specific assignments from brewing rice wine, practicing performing arts, grilling bamboo rice, butchering pork, etc.

In the new rice celebration ceremony, after arranging the carefully prepared offerings, the Village Elder thanks heaven and earth, invites the gods, ancestors, and grandparents to attend; at the same time, prays for the village to have a favorable and fruitful planting season, favorable weather, good health for everyone, peace and happiness for every family, good harvest, prosperity for all things, a peaceful country, prosperous and happy people, and successful education for children...

Traditional xoang dance around the pole.

After the ceremony, the village elders served wine, inviting locals and tourists to enjoy wine and traditional dishes. The festival also began with many special performances such as traditional musical instrument performances, and xoang dances by locals and tourists...

Tourists enjoy experiencing unique cultural features at the festival.

Ea Hđing commune currently has 13 ethnic groups living together, of which ethnic minorities account for about 70% of the commune's population. After 30 years of regular organization, the New Rice Festival of the Xơ Đăng people has also become an anticipated festival for the ethnic people in the commune. Through the festival, it not only contributes to preserving, conserving and promoting traditional cultural values but also serves as a link connecting the community, cultural exchange, and strengthening national solidarity.

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