On the morning of March 27, Phu Thien district (Gia Lai) held the Yang Potao Apui Rain Prayer Ceremony and the 16th Ethnic Minority Cultural - Sports Competition at Plei Hoi Relic Site.
This is an important event to preserve and promote the traditional cultural identity of the Jrai ethnic group, attracting a large number of people and tourists to participate.
The rain-praying ceremony took place on the top of Chu Tao Yang mountain, chaired by Mr. Siu Pho. This is an important ritual in the spiritual life of the Jrai people, to pray for favorable weather, a bumper crop, a prosperous and happy life.
The village elders, artisans and villagers together performed the offering ceremony, offering offerings to the gods in the hope that nature would bless them.
After the rain-praying ceremony, the Ethnic Minority Culture and Sports Competition also took place enthusiastically, attracting about 300 artisans from 10 communes and towns in the district.
Many unique cultural activities are organized such as gong performances, weaving, carving wooden statues, weaving brocade, along with folk games such as tug of war, shooting nests, walking on a hammock...
These activities not only honor traditional cultural values but also help the younger generation better understand the heritage of their ancestors.
The festival also has an agricultural market, displaying local products and recreating traditional rituals such as water wharf worship and Yang Ai Dai rain-praying.