| Description |
"Pút" is dance, "tồng" is together, held on the first day of the new year according to the lunar calendar - a way of performing when celebrating their ancestors, associated with legends. The choice of date is decided by the head of the family, avoiding the taboo days of the family. The venue is the family head of the family. The chief will take care of the main. Offerings include chicken, wine, rice, and fruit cakes. Ceremonial items include worship paintings, sword charms, shaman costumes, flags, and weapons. The process includes 11 steps and most of the rituals are performed through dance movements practiced by men. While dancing, they always mouthed to the god. Instruments include drums, rods, and brains. Music does not have a strict methodical rigor but is expressed in different abnormally fast and slow emotional states. Music and dance blend very naturally. The main words are the whispering vows of the shaman, the loud shouts of the dancers. This is a ritual of praising ancestors and gods to ask for care and protection from the supernatural being of the Red Dao people. The practice of Putong ritual has the effect of encouraging the spirit of those living in the face of the pain of losing a loved one, and at the same time, it also helps them strengthen their faith in life with the support of the deceased, etc. |
