Watch the Lu people in Lai Chau perform a buffalo soul worship ceremony

NDO - As one of the ethnic groups with a particularly small population in Lai Chau, through the ups and downs of time, the Lu people still maintain their traditional cultural values intact. Worshiping the buffalo spirit (Su Khon Khoai) is an important traditional ritual held annually in preparation for the new crop season. Through this, people express their gratitude to the "buffaloes" who have been with them, helping them in their farming work, bringing them a bountiful harvest.

The buffalo soul worshiping ceremony contributes to preserving and promoting traditional cultural values, while demonstrating the humanistic values in the production labor of the Lu people in Lai Chau .

The buffalo spirit ritual of the Lu people shows gratitude to the "buffaloes" who have been with the people in production labor.

The above ritual usually takes place at the time of preparation for the new crop season.

To prepare for the ceremony, the shaman and village elders held a meeting to count the number of households raising buffaloes, from which they concluded the number of buffaloes present at the festival.

When the auspicious time comes, following the shaman, people will bring the buffalo into the festival area to perform the ritual.

People "dress up" the buffaloes to participate in the ceremony.

When the buffaloes are brought into the designated area, the shamans perform a ceremony for each one in turn.

The buffaloes will be fed a portion of the offerings by the celebrant after the ceremony.

A buffalo has completed the "Su Khon Khoai" ceremony.

The shamans perform a wrist-tying ceremony for the buffalo owners, which is like a blessing and good luck for each family with a buffalo participating.

The buffalo owner's happiness when attending the ceremony.

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