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Bringing the spirit of rice home

Translated by CAM HY • Sep 09, 2024 07:47

(QNO) - For the Xe Dang people, the rice grains are not simply daily food. They treat rice with deep respect, seeing it as a sacred gift that sustains their lives.

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02175.jpg — A white thread is tied around the wrist to guide the soul of the rice back home.

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02127.jpg — Weaving a basket for storing newly harvested rice

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02221.jpg — Xe Dang women thresh the first rice stalks to offer to the gods

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02237.jpg — Bringing the soul of the rice home

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02256.jpg — A Xe Dang girl in the procession of bringing the soul of the rice

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02367.jpg — Storing rice in the granary

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-24-_dsc02411.jpg — Pounding rice to cook new rice

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-23-_dsc02292.jpg — Drinking rice wine to celebrate together

bqn.1cdn.vn-2024-08-25-_z5765687898250_f3118f2ac328f37a514f8124a429092d.jpg — Festive joy.

Translated by CAM HY