​In mid-November, I and he, along with his colleagues Nay States Hiep- Deputy Director of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lih ceremony at Phu Thien-soil has been the position Potao Apuí (King Railway) has chosen the capital and the legend of the magic sword may call for rain rain in the ceremony. Gia Lai is in the dry season, smell the smell of hay blended soil to form a characteristic burst into the nostrils, makes people feel light-headed, hard to describe.
 

Along drinking wine after dinner Lih ceremony. Photo: Lê Ngọc

Two roadside wild flowers fluttered yellow kneeling in the wind as people waved through. And so, we go ....

This morning, Kong Nay nobody home to the fields, preparing them at home and wait offerings dear brother-Nay United States home for Thanksgiving ritual, offering him health. Met with handshakes tight, warm hugs, homeowners eagerly invited to the floor. Mr. Nay Kong said: "Lih is a longstanding ritual of the people here. Lih ceremony was held to thank Giang, heaven and earth gave them a good harvest, or thanksgiving merits of parents to nurture students, or those with a family favor. Lih ceremony was also held to pray for health, luck for one or the other family members, villagers avoided illness, disaster ...

In this ceremony, celebrating family will slaughter a chicken to worship Yang, the god of Fire Potao; a pig to be offered for thanksgiving, being health needs, a cow to invite relatives and to eat and drink, then divide the meat for each person to bring the ceremony. Depending on the family economy that beating pigs, cows or to small, cozy private chickens must be small chickens. Unlike other festivals like giving tomb, praying for rain ... the whole village to contribute to the celebration of Lih only follow every household ".

Many gout Kros shaman coming to stand next to the two animals and spoke in United States Jrai he now explains, "the animal before slaughter, said the animal shaman said, Nay Kong today should have killed Lih ceremony meat them to worship Yang (sun) and after death, they do not blame the home that let reincarnated into another life. " Shaman "talk" finished with two animals. A healthy young man holding a straight piece of wood to knock on between the two animals, according to the order before beating pigs, cattle after beating, beating until only two new dead animals (as used bats so this ceremony also known as cow-NV dam ceremony).

Next, the shaman took a knife stabbed in the side spearheaded two animals, bleeding when taking leaves stuffed into holes pierced, the goal is not so much blood to flow out. The builders to quickly carry fire two animals up to full.

Shaman began worshiping, worshiping first to Yang and Potao Apuí. He sits slowly pour the wine into the cup and then prayed, the main idea is: "O Yang, O Potao Apuí, today the ceremony Lih Kong Nay health offerings Nay United States invited Yang to eat chicken, drink. The gods take witness, if not false start guilty skip, not quarreling ... ". Praying shaman sat talking, eating chicken and drinking with the gods. Next is the main worship ceremony Lih, a shaman veal dishes include pork minced meat section head, liver, heart ... placed in the seat beside him, to call him now sitting next to the United States set up the blade foot a cotton yarn.

According to the opinion of the Jrai, ax is a symbol of the power of man. Cotton yarn makes the human heart is lighter branches, serene. The landlord came and sat next to the sorcerer and who are offering thanksgiving. Shaman will pour wine from the largest smashed up his leg and now United States vowed: "O Yang, O Potao Apuí please dispel evil spirits and health committee for the United States now, to live a long, healthy life ...." . Vow done, shaman wearing a bronze ring on hand Nay United States.

He poured water into flaked Kong Nay new United States shaman and now a stretch drank wine, and then he poured the Agreement Kong invited him to drink a stretch thanks to their sacrifice did. Ceremonies ended, everyone drink, eat pork, beef and talked happily. We share the same air with everyone in the wine strain.