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Jindo Ssitgimgut (Purification Ritual of Jindo)
National Intangible Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea This is a ritual held to pray that the spirit of the dead may forget all grudges and go to heaven happily and that people still alive may live peacefully. The word ssitgim comes from the Korean verb ssitgida (to wash someone). The ritual, which is deeply associated with Buddhist beliefs, is thought to have started in the Goryeo Period (877 – 1394). Details of the performance depend on what the occasion is, for example, right after a death, the first/second anniversaries of the death, or burying the body after letting it stay on the ground covered with grass or straw for three to ten years. The ritual is carried out in the following order: Anttang (a sacrificial rite for deceased ancestors), Chogamangseok (invoking the spirit of the dead), Cheoolligi (entertaining the spirit), Sonnimgut (entertaining the spirits of friends of the dead), Jeseokgut (a rite for a deity handling matters such as people’s longevity, grains and clothes), Gopuri (consoling the spirit), Iseulteolgi (washing the spirit of the dead and praying that the spirit go to heaven peacefully), Yeonghwa Ssitgimgut (thanking for ancestors’ protection on a congratulatory occasion of the family), Neokgeonjigut (consoling the spirit of a drowned person), Jeoseung Honsagut (a rite for marriage between the spirits of a dead unmarried woman and man). The ritual is performed to the accompaniment of music played on piri (flute), daegeum (large-sized bamboo flute), haegeum (two-stringed fiddle), janggo (hourglass-shaped drum), and jing (large gong). The robe worn by the exorcist looks similar to that of a monk. She dances and sings songs to help the dead forget all their grudges. The dances and music used in the ritual displays high artistic quality. The rite is also a valuable source of material for those studying cultural heritage.
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ZIYORATGOH, mazor, oston, qadamjo
Holy places. In Tajikistan, many sacred places (zieratgoh), associated with the legends, traditions, rituals, beliefs and customs of worship. Next to every holy place there are special buildings for the gathering, prayers, and kitchens for cooking. People usually visit the sacred sites usually on Wednesdays, but it is open to the public there on other days.
Tajikistan -
KHONAI SUNNATII POMIRI, chid, chud, chad, kud, khun, khon, joydorkhona, katakhona, langarkhona, vanchikhona, khonai urfii pomiri
Chid is the traditional home of The people of Gorny Badakhshan. Many beliefs, wedding rites, funeral rites, Performing arts, and some types of folk crafts are associated with this house. Various crafts are used in the construction of the Chid, such as carpentry, mud plaster, masonry, wood carving, and so on.
Tajikistan -
Fire-dancing festival of the Pà Thẻn
Fire dance ceremony (Fire bridge) or "Po Dinh họn a tờ" in Pa Then language takes place on the 16th day of the 10th lunar month, in My Bac village, Tan Bac commune, Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province, when the season comes. membrane has been harvested. Traditionally, Fire dance is associated with the "Poc Quo" ritual - the ceremony to transmit the profession of a sorcerer - which is held for shamans to receive students and pass on the profession. The ceremony is organized by the clans in the village. Offerings to the gods include roosters, rice, incense, wine, votive coins, etc. The main ritual master includes the shaman and his subordinates or students. When sitting in the ceremonial chair, the shaman holds and shakes a bracelet in his hand and at the same time pats the bamboo stick on the iron lute of the Pa Then people. He chanted while his body swaying in rhythm with jingle bells and claps of hands. His subordinates lit a fire as directed by him. The shaman would then chant to take his soul to heaven, calling the spirits of the gods to enter the bodies of young men waiting nearby. Gradually, the boys will enter a trance state. Their bodies will naturally sway, and they will begin to jump into the fire with their bare feet and hands. Some dancers are even able to play burning coals with their bare hands or chew them in their mouths without injury. The Fire Dance Festival of the Pa Then has a long history and has been preserved and maintained for generations. The festival not only reflects the role and status of shamans in the previous society, but also evidences the cultural elements, primitive beliefs, beliefs in the spirit world and supernatural forces.
Viet Nam
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Kathin
The offering of Kathin cloth or Kathin cloth is a ritual that believers or even monks perform rituals in temples to make Kathin cloth. There are two kinds of Kathin as "Choun la Kathin" is small Kathin and "Ma Ha Kathin" is big Kathin. Kathin has a fixed time for offerings. cannot be offered forever like any other cloth. This time, with only one month from the waning days of the first lunar month to the 11th day of the 15th lunar month 12 (12 lunar months), this period is called the transitional period Katin ceremony or festival. We also take place in the temple. Laotians march around the church three times carrying money trees and cloth for the monks. According to the beliefs of the Lao people, This acacia festival is organized for remedies or utilitarian benefits: (1) maintaining traditional good not to cease (2) is followed Buddha draws upon the breed of the Prophet (3) of the Securities and life with Russell kernels night (4) creates solidarity between Buddhist agency (5) a road to heaven and nirvana for themselves.
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Burning incense
Burning incense has been a shared practice of many communities in the whole world. This particular photo shows the burning incense outside a Buddhist temple in Vietnam. This practice is most usually related to the religion and beliefs of many people.
Viet Nam -
Confinement from the ancestor
Laos is in southeast Asia. The land of ancient beliefs in something that people can not be seen with the naked eye. In a month, there are many women all around the country have delivered child ,Therefore we have an unique ritual of the superstition called: The conditions of being childbirth.After the mom giving birth from the hospital or home birth. Around 70% , they have to lying in bed and the fire under her bed about 7-9 nights . In Laos we called: confinement. Before the mom and infant staying on the warm bed ,the bed surrounded by holy thread with the dish worship . the older people who have magic Buddhist cast a spell or against sorcery and superstition to go away from the mom. In addition. the angle of this reason also have the good benefits from the scientific about confinement can help the women be strong health after giving birth. That why Lao people have inherited this ritual that is different from another countries around the world.
Lao People's Democratic Republic