Unique Drum Beating Competition in Xuan Thanh (Yen Thanh)

(Baonghean.vn) - In the activities of the 4th Gam Temple and Pagoda Festival in 2015, the highlight was the drum beating competition (also known as family drum), which attracted the attention of tourists from all over.

The competition had 11 drum teams from hamlets and clans in Xuan Thanh commune and 5 drum teams from Long Thanh, Thi Tran, Nhan Thanh, Bac Thanh and Trung Thanh communes of Yen Thanh district participating.

Drum team of Bac Thanh Commune.

According to the regulations of the organizing committee, each team will have from 3 to 6 people, of which 1 person is in charge of the big drum, 1 to 2 people play the small drum and nao, all must dress according to traditional ethnic customs and provide their own drums and necessary props, in the competition each team must play the drum 3 times, the time not exceeding 10 minutes. This is the type of drum often played during the ceremony of the great clan, or the traditional festival of the village, bearing the unique characteristics of the traditional culture of the village. The person playing the big drum is considered the conductor, must grasp the rules of the sacrificial drum, have good health and flexible hands. When the big drum plays, it must create beats, in the beats there is rhythm, in the rhythm there is variation, forcing the person in charge of the small drum, the person holding the nao and the gong to play according to the correct beat and rhythm. Although in the same commune, each hamlet and each clan has a different way of playing drums, but the similarity here is that all the sounds create a bustling, exciting piece of music for the listener and enrich the cultural identity of the homeland.

Dong Van Duong - 7 years old in Long Thanh commune with his excellent drum performance was highly appreciated by the Organizing Committee and the audience.

The highlight of this competition is that, in addition to the core of the elders, there are also many young people actively participating and being creative in rhythm and beat, leaving an impression on the hearts of the people inside and outside the commune. This proves that the clans in Yen Thanh district are very interested in preserving the cultural identity left by their ancestors.

After 3 exciting days, on the afternoon of April 4, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the drum team of Hamlet 12, Xuan Thanh Commune. Two second prizes and three third prizes were awarded to teams with good drumming styles. In particular, the Organizing Committee awarded the style prize to Dong Van Duong - 7 years old, a student of class 1A, Long Thanh Primary School, who had an excellent drumming performance at the competition.

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Yen Thanh Radio Station