May 01, 2018 | 21:25 (GMT+7)
Do Temple Festival opens
PANO – Thousands of visitors from across the country flocked to the opening ceremony of the Do Temple Festival on April 30 (the fifteenth day of the third lunar month) in Dinh Bang ward, Tu Son town, Bac Ninh province.
The festival aimed to celebrate the 1,008th anniversary of the coronation of King Ly Cong Uan.
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Do Temple Festival. Source: tuson.bacninh.gov.vn |
The two-day festival included various activities such as processions and incense offerings, Quan ho (love duets) folk singing, a Chinese chess competition, a human chess game, a clay-pot rice-cooking competition, a wrestling contest, a rice-cooking contest, a Phu The cake-wrapping contest, a volleyball competition and a calligraphy contest.
In addition, visitors also had the opportunity to enjoy many art performances by the Vietnam Cai Luong Theater.
Translated by Lam Anh