On April 17, Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to receive the certificate recognizing the leaving tomb ceremony of the Raglai as a national intangible cultural heritage.
On April 17, Khanh Hoa Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to receive the certificate recognizing the leaving tomb ceremony of the Raglai as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Attending the ceremony were Permanent Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan, Deputy Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duy Bac, representatives of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and leaders of Khanh Son District as well as the village patriarchs and prestigious people in the Raglai community in the district.
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| Permanent Deputy Secretary of Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Tan Tuan (second from left) gives recognizing certificate to the Raglai in Khanh Son District. |
At the ceremony, Nguyen Tan Tuan gave the recognizing certificate to the Raglai in Ba Cum Bac Commune.
The leaving tomb ceremony, a ritual to see off the dead to the other world, is the most important one among the life-cycle ceremonies of the Raglai. The ceremony shows not only the respect to the dead but also the cultural and traditional art values. Besides, it also bears the value of connecting people in the community when contributing to hold the ritual.
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