February 15, 2024 | 17:50 (GMT+7)
Co Loa Temple Festival 2024 opens
PANO – Sporting and cultural activities under the annual Co Loa Temple Festival in Dong Anh district, Hanoi was kicked off on February 14 or the fifth day of the lunar New Year 2024.
Accordingly, during the festival, there are many interesting traditional folk games competitions and cultural programs for participants to join such as crossbow shooting, wrestling, sacred ball throwing, bamboo swings, rice cooking, water puppetry, and demonstrations of “quan ho” (love duet) and “tuong” (classical opera) singing.
The opening ceremony, which was officially opened on February 15, included many solemn procession rituals taking place at the Upper Temple (or Den Thuong), which is the place to worship King An Duong Vuong - the King of Au Lac (the former name of Vietnam in the first century B.C.).
The festival was registered in the list of national intangible cultural heritage in 2023.
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People join an offering ceremony. |
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The festival’s organization panel presents flags to heads of delegations participating in sporting and cultural activities. |
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At the crossbow shooting contest |
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A performance of “quan ho” (love duet) singing |
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The wrestling competition draws a large number of people and tourists. |
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A traditional game - human chess (“co nguoi”) |
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A large number of people join Co Loa Temple Festival. |
Translated by Minh Anh