Wednesday August 5, 2015

Wednesday August 5, 2015

(VOVworld) - Recently we’ve received more emails from listeners than post mails. But that doesn’t mean the number of letters from our loyal listeners is dwindling. We regularly receive letters from Yoshito Matsumoto, Masaru Sekimoto...
Epics in Raglai people’s cultural life

Epics in Raglai people’s cultural life

(VOVworld) –Raglai epics are a narrative genre passed down orally from generation to generation. Epics are retold during community events. To Tuan talks about epics and their position in the...
Typical musical instrument of the Raglai

Typical musical instrument of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – The Raglai have many kinds of musical instrument - Ma La flat gongs, the Sarakel wind instrument, and the Chapi. In the Raglai’s cultural life musical instruments are treasured possessions...
Grave leaving ceremony of the Raglai

Grave leaving ceremony of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – Raglai people believe that there is a world for the living and another for the dead and only the world of the deceased is eternal. With such a belief,...
New rice ceremony of the Raglai

New rice ceremony of the Raglai

(VOVworld) – The Raglai people have several ceremonies relating to the life cycle of a man or a tree. The new rice ceremony is the biggest event of all. After harvesting and stockpiling rice...