February 20, 2024 | 21:38 (GMT+7)
ATK Dinh Hoa - Long Tong Festival opens in Thai Nguyen
PANO - On February 19 (the 10th day of the lunar New Year 2024), at the square of Dinh Hoa ATK (safe zone) Relic Site, the Dinh Hoa district People's Committee held the ATK Dinh Hoa - Long Tong Festival in 2024.
Lieutenant General Le Quang Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People's Army, attended the opening ceremony.
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An art performance at the opening ceremony |
The ATK Dinh Hoa - Long Tong Festival is annually organized on the 9th and 10th days of the lunar New Year, with hopes for favorable weather and a bountiful crop.
Apart from traditional rituals such as praying for a fruitful crop and the first plowing of the year, visitors can immerse themselves in folk games and competitions, including rice planting, camping contest, making banh giay (round sticky rice cake), stilt-walking, tug-of-war, traditional martial arts performances, and more.
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Participants enjoy folk games at the festival |
They can also enjoy the Tay ethnic music (a national intangible cultural heritage element), taste the local tea, and explore the space of traditional Tet. Visitors will gain a deeper understanding of the historical values of the ATK Dinh Hoa relic site as well as the outstanding cultural values of the Northern ethnic minority groups.
Translated by Trung Thanh