(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of February 20, the People's Committee of Quy Chau district solemnly held the opening ceremony of the Hang Bua Festival 2014. Attending the ceremony were representatives of departments, branches and sectors of Nghe An province; delegations of Tra Bong district, Tay Tra district - Quang Ngai province; Nhu Thanh district - Thanh Hoa province; representatives of districts and towns in the province, along with a large number of tourists from all over the country and ethnic people of Quy Chau district.
Hang Bua Festival is held annually, an event of profound significance to the cultural and spiritual life of the people here.
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| Grand ceremony at the Temple of the City God of Muong Chieng Ngam |
The 2014 Hang Bua Festival consists of two parts: the ceremony at Muong Chieng Ngam Temple, including the opening ceremony, the proclamation ceremony, the great sacrifice ceremony, and the thanksgiving ceremony. On the morning of February 20, after the spiritual ceremony at the Thanh Hoang Chieng Ngam Temple, which was performed according to the traditional customs of the Thai ethnic group, the Hang Bua Festival officially opened. The opening ceremony expressed the sincerity and respect for the origin of the national cultural identity and the friendship between near and far, creating a new atmosphere of construction and development.
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| A large number of tourists come to Hang Bua festival |
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| Festival opening performance program |
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| 12 communes, towns, agencies and people in Quy Chau district participated in the festival. |
Right after the drumbeat, the gong and cymbal rhythms opened the festival, with art programs, singing, bamboo dancing, carving, culinary culture competitions; beautiful camping competitions; Thai writing competitions; performances of rice wine combined with Nhuon and Xuoi singing between traditional cultural clubs; embroidery and spinning competitions; incense rolling competitions; ethnic costume performances, Hang Bua beauty contests and campfires... Sports activities including volleyball, football, crossbow shooting, stick pushing, tug of war, throwing con, swinging, playing to le, walking on stilts,... were held enthusiastically with the enthusiastic participation of the local people and tourists.
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| Comrade Lang Van Chien, Provincial Party Committee member, Secretary of Quy Chau District Party Committee, beat the drum to open the festival. |
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| By the furrow carving trellis |
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| Gong festival |
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| Let's have fun dancing |
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| Sing praises to the homeland |
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| Volleyball competition between Chau Thang and Chau Binh communes |
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| Thai women compete in crossbow shooting |
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| Culinary culture competition |
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| Tourists visit Hang Bua |
Thanh Chung
