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Acculturation of Traditional Cultural Symbols in Central Highlands

Cultural symbols are each race’s moral and spiritual values or those of their belief. The symbols always consist of meanings of things or phenomena. Among cultural symbols of ethnic groups in Tay Nguyen (the Central Highlands) are the noun “ơi Adai”, the Rông house (communal house), gongs, the musical instruments of Tơrưng, Đinh Pă, the drum, gùi (open backpack), the rice ear, gơl column, buffalo lasso, axe blade, patterns of brocatelle, the gourd The symbols have been acculturated with Catholicism and Protestantism. | LINGUISTICS - LITERATURE - CULTURE Acculturation of Traditional Cultural Symbols in Central Highlands Nguyen Van Thang* Abstract: Cultural symbols are each race’s moral and spiritual values or those of their belief. The symbols always consist of meanings of things or phenomena. Among cultural symbols of ethnic groups in Tay Nguyen (the Central Highlands) are the noun “ơi Adai”, the Rông house (communal house), gongs, the musical instruments of Tơrưng, Đinh Pă, the drum, gùi (open backpack), the rice ear, gơl column, buffalo lasso, axe blade, patterns of brocatelle, the gourd The symbols have been acculturated with Catholicism and Protestantism. Keywords: cultural symbols, traditions, Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands), Catholicism, Protestantism. 1. Introduction The Central Highlands today consists of five provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong. This is the only region that gathers the presence of nearly all the 54 ethnic groups in the country, of which the Kinh (Viet) people account for 64.71%, other indigenous peoples account for 26.27%, and the ratio of ethnic groups emigrating from other areas of the country is 9.02%. Among the traditional cultures of the ethnic peoples in the Highlands, many cultural symbols have been acculturated to new cultures (Catholicism and Protestantism). Not many scientists have paid attention to researching the acculturation of cultural symbols in the region. This paper focuses on the acculturation of the symbols in the new religions in the Highlands. 2. The noun of “Ơi Adai” – the God In Gia Rai language, “Adai” (pronounced as “ah-zye”) means heaven; “ơi” (pronounced 82 as “er-ee”) means “mister”/”lord”. Therefore, “Ơi Adai” means “Mister Heaven”/”Lord Heaven”. However, that interpretation is somehow oversimple, not highlighting the characteristics of the traditional legendary character as a symbol in the spiritual life of Gia Rai people.*“Ơi” in Gia Rai language does not merely mean “mister”, but also implies