(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of February 26 (ie February 1st of the lunar calendar), tens of thousands of people flocked to Phuc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district to attend the opening ceremony of Duc Hoang Temple Festival. Here, people were immersed in the extremely vibrant and exciting atmosphere of community cultural activities and unique folk games.
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| From early morning, many people participated in Duc Hoang Temple Festival held annually in Phuc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district. |
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| Duc Hoang Temple was built by local people to worship Sat Hai Dai Vuong - Hoang Ta Thon, who contributed to fighting the Yuan-Mongol invaders to keep the border peaceful. |
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| Duc Hoang Temple is located on a hill surrounded by lush green forests. |
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| Duc Hoang Temple Festival has become a spiritual and cultural activity not only for the people of Phuc Thanh commune but also for the whole Yen Thanh district in early Spring. |
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| Offer incense at the main shrine. |
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| Tens of thousands of locals and tourists attended the opening ceremony of Duc Hoang Temple Festival. |
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| Coming to Duc Hoang Temple Festival, visitors can enjoy many unique cultural and artistic activities. In the photo is a singing and dancing performance to welcome the opening day of the festival by the youth of Phuc Thanh commune. |
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| One of the indispensable cultural activities is the performance of Tuong, and the rice-growing land is considered the cradle of this art form in Nghe An. |
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| The ancient plays are performed by folk artists in an attractive manner. |
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| Older audiences are captivated by traditional cultural activities. |
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| Young people are also excited about traditional games that require agility and dexterity. Blindfolded duck catching is one of them. |
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| Before catching ducks, all participants must be blindfolded. |
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| The game is quite simple, whoever catches the duck first wins. However, catching the duck while blindfolded requires the player to be quick and skillful. |
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| The winners of the duck catching game take the "spoils" home. |
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| A game that attracts a lot of young people is walking on a monkey bridge across a pond. The condition of this game is... not being afraid of the cold. |
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| Young women participating in mass art activities at the festival were excited by the monkey bridge game. |
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| The Duc Hoang Temple Festival will end on February 27 (February 2nd of the lunar calendar) and during this time there will be exciting activities such as: traditional wrestling, stick pushing, tug of war, drum competition between clans, boat racing, cockfighting, human chess, swinging, cooking rice, walking on the bridge, singing contest of red-whiskered bulbuls... |
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