Every year, when the rice in the fields is ripe, the Xo Dang people begin to harvest and hold a festival to celebrate the new rice, praying for a year of favorable weather, healthy seeds, fast-growing plants, heavy rice grains, full barns of corn, and warmth and happiness for every family. To learn about this ceremony, Vietnam.vn would like to introduce to you the photo collection "New Rice Celebration of the Xo Dang People" by author Nguyen Truong Sau. The photo collection was recorded by the author during a new rice celebration of the Xo Dang people in Quang Nam, with the ritual reflecting ancient customs and practices. The new rice celebration has many unique and rich community activities, attracting many children from neighboring villages and tourists from all over to join in the fun. The photo collection was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications. To hold the ceremony, the village elders and villagers choose an auspicious day to hold the ceremony, families renovate their houses, stairs, and arrange old items around the house in visible places, so that the Rice God returning from the fields does not feel strange. To organize the ceremony for the whole community, Xo Dang men clear the water source, repair the water wharf, erect the pole, Xo Dang women prepare sacred items used in the ceremony such as: sacred baskets, rice cookers, sirh jrông strings, sirh preh strings, fetch water from the source, light the fire... all done with the voluntary and enthusiastic spirit of the people of the whole village. In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn for all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam.
Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Announcement Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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