March 04, 2018 | 20:24 (GMT+7)
“Cau Ngu” festival held in Da Nang
PANO - The annual “Cau Ngu” or Whale Worship festival was held in Thanh Khe district, Da Nang city, on March 3 (the 16th of the first lunar month), with a large number of participants
“Cau Ngu” is a traditional festival bearing deep cultural features of the folklore practiced by fishermen in the coastal Central region. The festival consists of activities such as the Whale Worship ritual, praying for peace ceremony, and other cultural and sports events like a fish-net weaving contest, beach-football, tug-of-war and stick-pushing competitions.
The “Cau Ngu” festival also worships ancestors and offers tributes to the sea, and at the same time serves as a spiritual life activity for fishermen working offshore all year round. The event also shows the tradition of “When drinking water, remember its source” and pays tribute to foreward-thinking ancestors who established and developed fishing villages and strengthened solidarity among fishermen.
The festival was recognized as a national intangible heritage in 2016.
Source: PAN/ Tuoitre
Translated by Chung Anh