The festival takes place at the gateway of the village, aiming to pray for a peaceful year without natural disasters and epidemic diseases.

The offerings include various local specialties such as white rice, cigarettes, charcoal, a pair of elephant tusks and a rhino horn made from wood, and betel and rice cake. A statue of tiger made from wood is also put at the gateway to prevent bad and evil gods from entering.

The traditional cultural identity of the M’Nong ethnic community has been reproduced at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, Son Tay District, Hanoi.

The village patriarch blows a horn to call villagers to prepare for the rituals.

Gongs are integral to the worshipping rituals of M’Nong people.

The village’s women pound rice while men beat gongs and carry water to prepare for the ritual.

A wooden statue of tiger is believed to prevent evil.

Villagers perform rituals at the village’s gateway.

The village patriarch and villagers pray to gods under the houses’ roof for good things.

The village patriarch presents bracelets to villagers, praying for good health.

Villagers drink ‘ruou can’ together (stem wine).

M’Nong girls play gongs.

Beside the fire in the kitchen, the village patriarch blows M’Buot (a wind instrument of free-vibrating reed) while girls weave fabric, creating a peaceful scene.