2nd place
silver star award
Khanh Phan
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Mud ghost
Khai is a talented boy who can skillfully manifest different states of mud ghosts. The boy is considered a good candidate to inherit this long-standing tradition of the Jrai ethnic minority.
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Khai is a 10-year-old boy in Ha Tay, Gia Lai province, Vietnam. From a young age, the boy followed his father to participate in Po Thi festivals, a traditional festival of the Jrai ethnic group. The boy's father make up him as a mud ghost. Po Thi is the festival to see off the souls of the deceased to the world of Yang (heaven) according to the tradition of the Jarai people.Khai is a talented boy who can skillfully manifest different states of mud ghosts. The boy is considered a good candidate to inherit this long-standing tradition of the Jrai ethnic minority.
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