Welcoming the "spirit of rice" in the hope of a bountiful harvest.

During the Doi festival of the Muong people in Thu Cuc commune, the procession of the "rice spirit" has become the most sacred and important ritual. According to ancient beliefs, the rice spirit, also known as "the rice goddess," is the soul of the rice plant. The procession of the rice spirit means calling for rice from the Heavenly Realm. If the rice spirit remains with the people, then the granaries and granaries will be full of rice, and every household will be well-fed.

This is a unique cultural activity associated with rice cultivation, valuing seeds and rice grains since ancient times in the ancestral land, expressing the hope for a bountiful harvest and favorable weather. It is also an opportunity for the Muong people to express their gratitude to the deities and ancestors who brought, preserved, and passed down the seeds for generations to come.

Shaman Ha Van En and leaders of Thu Cuc commune performed a ceremony at the shrine of Lady Cuc, praying for a new year of favorable weather and a bountiful harvest.

Bundles of rice stalks are carefully selected and dried to be offered as sacrifices at the Shrine of Lady Cúc and the Temple of the Rice Spirit.

The procession carrying the "spirit of the rice" moves from the Shrine of Lady Cúc to the Temple of the Spirit of the Rice.

The procession includes performances involving striking bamboo poles and touching bamboo tubes along the route to bring the "spirit of the rice crop".

The "Rice Spirit" is carried in procession to the Rice Spirit Temple.

Shaman Ha Van En performs rituals to pray to his ancestors, the Heavenly Realm, and the spirits for a new year of favorable weather, abundant harvests, and prosperity.

Tran Khac Thang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Thu Cuc commune, distributed rice as a blessing to representatives of the residential areas in the commune.

People are delighted to receive blessings during the Doi festival.

The elderly people in the village were delighted to receive the rice harvest.

People are delighted to receive blessings during the Doi festival.

Phuong Thanh

Source: https://baophutho.vn/ruoc-via-lua-mong-vu-mua-boi-thu-248388.htm