Dak Glong, land of traditional festivals

Being the residential area of many ethnic groups, the culture of Dak Glong district is like a colorful picture. Festivals are held in most months of the year, but the most concentrated is at the beginning of the new year. Festivals in Dak Glong often take place in the sound of gongs, with full jars of wine and traditional dishes.

With the concept that water is the source of life, serving daily life and production, bringing a prosperous life, every year in the first days of spring, the Ma ethnic people organize a water worship ceremony to thank the Water God.

caonguyendaknong.baodaknong.org1.jpg — The Ma ethnic people hold a ceremony to worship the water wharf to thank the Water God.

The Ma people worship the water wharf to preserve the clean water source to sustain life. The water wharf worship ceremony includes a ritual and a festival.

The ceremony includes rituals of worshiping the water wharf and releasing fish with the hope that the fish will grow quickly and reproduce so that people will be increasingly prosperous and happy.

caonguyendaknong.baodaknong.org2.jpg — The Ma people's water wharf worship ceremony with the wish that people will be increasingly prosperous and happy.

After the ceremony, people participated in fun folk games such as: Tug of war, blindfolded duck catching, blindfolded water beating, and boat racing on land.

Like other ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands, the M'nong people in Dak Nong province have a rich and diverse system of rituals. Each ritual has its own meaning. Among them, the Health Worship Ceremony is one of the typical rituals often held by the people at the beginning of the new year.

Grilled meat, thut soup... introduced by M'nong people in Dak Glong district at a local festival

The main purpose of the ceremony is to pray for the gods to help the community, family, and individuals avoid disasters, have good luck, good health, and peace in life.

In addition to participating in festivals, when coming to Dak Long, visitors can also enjoy local specialties such as: grilled chicken, bamboo rice, can wine...

At the ceremony, the village elder will use chicken blood to worship the gods, then directly apply it to the children and grandchildren and those participating in the ceremony to ward off disease, to end illness, restore health, and help villagers live a healthy and peaceful life.

At the end of the ceremony, the village elder will put a bracelet on each elder's hand as an "amulet" to pray for peace to always be with them.

Dak Glong is home to many Mong ethnic households who migrated from the northern provinces. Along with corn wine and thang co, the Mong people in Dak Glong also brought to the Central Highlands the markets of the Northwest highlands.

Dak R'mang Commune Market (Dak Glong) is held every Sunday, attracting a large number of people to exchange and buy agricultural products, cuisine, and traditional costumes of the Mong people.

The Mong market opens early every Sunday morning. The busiest time is around 9am at the end of the year. At that time, people have harvested their crops and have the opportunity to go to the market to have fun, relax and meet their lovers.

artist — Artist Phang A Pao, Phu Vinh village, Quang Phu commune (Dak Glong) dances Mong flute at the beginning of the new spring.

Coming to the market, immersing yourself in the colorful brocade, enjoying thang co, men men, corn cakes... visitors can also experience the xin tien dance, khen dance and pao throwing...

Every year, in early spring, the Tay ethnic people in Quang Hoa commune, Dak Glong district organize the Long Tong Festival (going to the fields festival). This is a festival imbued with traditional culture, which has long been passed down in the spiritual and social cultural life of the Tay people.

performance — Coming to Dak Glong on New Year's Day, visitors can also join in the Long Tong Festival held in Quang Hoa commune.

The Tay people consider the Long Tong Festival a priceless spiritual and cultural asset, because it contains the wishes and beliefs of each person for a peaceful and prosperous life.