Binh Lieu organizes New Rice Celebration

On the morning of November 2, in Luc Hon commune, Binh Lieu district, the New Rice Celebration ceremony and culinary competition of ethnic groups in Binh Lieu district took place. This activity is part of the series of events of the Cultural - Tourism Week, Binh Lieu Golden Season Festival 2024.

The New Rice Celebration Ceremony has the meaning of summarizing a year of production, respectfully offering the fruits of labor, thanking heaven and earth, ancestors and praying for the family to be warm and healthy, and is also an occasion for families and clans to meet and reunite. The New Rice Celebration Ceremony has become a unique and distinctive cultural, religious and spiritual beauty preserved by the Tay ethnic people.

Also this morning, 16 teams from villages and hamlets of Luc Hon commune participated in the culinary competition of ethnic groups in Binh Lieu district, which took place amid the excitement of local people and tourists who came to enjoy it.

Below are some pictures of the New Rice Celebration ceremony and culinary competition:

At the New Rice Celebration ceremony held at Luc Na communal house, the shaman performed rituals to express gratitude to ancestors, heaven and earth, and prayed for favorable weather, good wind, and bountiful crops.

An indispensable dish in the New Rice Celebration is sticky rice with newly ginger leaves, the main ingredients are harvested sticky rice and young green ginger leaves.

Hand ethnic women skillfully decorate the food tray for the culinary competition.

The Thanh Phan Dao girls of Ngan Meo Tren village prepare and display the village's feast for the judges to judge.

To make the village's culinary tray truly special, the women have prepared it very carefully and presented it beautifully for tourists and locals to see and enjoy.

In addition to beautiful presentation, units also have to present the dishes and the meaning of each dish of their unit.

La Nhung (Binh Lieu Cultural and Information Center)

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