A M’Nong artisan carries a small ceremonial pole on his shoulder to erect for the water trough worship ceremony in Bang La residential area, Tak Xoai village, Tra Leng commune. (Photo: VNA)Fresh, clear water is channelled from an upstream stream for the water trough worship ceremony in Bang La residential area, Tak Xoai village, Tra Leng commune. (Photo: VNA).The M’Nong people's water trough worship ritual expresses gratitude to nature and deities for providing water for daily life. It also conveys hopes for favourable weather, abundant water supplies, good harvests, peaceful villages, good health, unity and prosperity. (Photo: VNA)Village elders perform rituals during the water trough worship ceremony in Bang La residential area, Tak Xoai village, Tra Leng commune. (Photo: VNA)Two M’Nong children stand beside the water trough during the worship ceremony in BYoung men from Tak Xoai village, Tra Leng commune, decorate the ceremonial pole in preparation for the water trough worship ritual. (Photo: VNA)Young men from Tak Xoai village, Tra Leng commune, decorate the ceremonial pole in preparation for the water trough worship ritual. (Photo: VNA)
M’Nong water trough worship ritual revived in Da Nang
The water trough worship ritual is one of the distinctive traditional ceremonies of the M’Nong ethnic minority in Tra Leng commune, Da Nang city, expressing gratitude to nature and deities for providing the community with water.
