Customs and culture of Central Highlanders

When thinking of the minorities in the area, one image can evoke their more famous customs and traditions - their face, dances, epics, gong beating performances and festivals .

A feature typical of the cultural minorities are the mo (the grave), where the soul of the deceased heritage left by ancient customs of the group. After burial, the family members erect a new hut on the grave to provide for death underground.

The hut, insurance with iron sheets, leaves or tiles, usually with the deceased person's belongings, such as bottled water, hammocks, pots, gui (bamboo basket), and even Statues.

Two or three years later, excluding members of the family hut and built a new wooden house in a larger Ritual called le bo ma (grave-leaving ceremony). The ceremony is usually held in spring and is considered to be a festive day. Villagers gather at cemetery grounds, and family members bring food services.

After the presentation ceremony for the deceased heritage, the village singing, dance and enjoy food and drinks from the altar, in the belief that the benefit to join the feast with them.

One of the main rituals in which odd Statues are carved wood, which is located more in front of the grave, surrounded by a fence.

Statues of different, often resembling human or animals, especially poultry, is considered the original sculptural work of the Central Highlanders.

After that odd, relatives of the deceased no longer care for the grave, so many Statues Graves and decay.

In addition, many local people have begun to build brick houses, grave and have paid little attention to the conservation of custom wood carving Statues.

Although visitors to the Dak Lak can still find many wooden houses and grave Statues, Museum of Dak Lak, fear death May the tradition, started collecting grave Statues for conservation three years ago.

Because the contract is to encourage ethnic minorities, and no one is allowed to carry them away from Graves, the museum paid artists to make replicas of those that created odd code. Now the museum has a collection of Statues to show to the public, but many tourists still prefer to do excursions in the grave to learn about local culture and sightsee original Statues. Some even have a chance to take a odd code.

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