Co Tu ritual expresses gratitude to the forest

For this reason, in the first month of the lunar new year, the group often holds an annual ceremony to express their gratitude to the forest before planting new crops. At the break of dawn,

Co Tu people gather in Po Mu village to attend a forest worshipping festival. After a solemn ritual in the Po Mu forest, everyone attends a dance called the Tung Tung Da Da to pray for a bumper crop.

Before each new crop, families organize ceremonies to thank the forest genie for giving them food and clothes. The offering includes wine, chicken, fish, steamed sticky rice, and fruits.