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Location: Tay Nguyen Grave House is located
in the Central Highlands, Kon Tum Province.
Characteristics: According to aged old customs of ethnic minority groups
in the Central Highlands, after the burial of the deceased they grave to shelter
the grave from rain and sunshine.
The hut is usually stocked with personal belongings of the deceased. Two or
three years later, family members of the deceased are going to remove the hut
and build a new, bigger wooden house there. In addition, the grave is to have
meticulous decorations. The grave house is surrounded with a wooden fence within
there is a wooden statue resembling a human being, a bird or an animal. The
practice of removing the makeshift hut is usually organized in the spring and is
considered a festive day. The ritual is called Le Bo Ma (Leaving-the-grave). In
this day villagers are gathered at the cemetery ground and the family members
bring food offerings including rice-distilled rice, rice, cooked pork and other
meat. After the offerings are given to the deceased, villagers are to sing
songs, dance and enjoy the drink and the food taken down from the altar. They
have the belief that the deceased has returned to join the feast with those
alive.
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