Drum beating and swinging during the spring festival are familiar folk activities for the Tibetan-Burman, San, some ethnic groups in western Myanmar, Thailand, and also Vietnam.

A familiar tradition among the Tibetan-Burman, San, and some ethnic groups in western Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, every spring, villages that make new drums will bring them to a rice field for a ritual offering including rice, wine, meat, and fish. Once the ceremony is complete, the drums are brought back and the competition begins.

The opening act begins with an elder beating the first drum to signal preparation. Next, everyone competes to beat the drums with drumsticks. Whoever manages to pierce a drum wins. In some places, the drum-beating festival can last for three consecutive days.

Drumming has long been a familiar ritual in the spiritual culture of Southeast Asian peoples. Photo: nguoiduatin.

Everyone participating must try their best to beat the drum until it's broken, as they believe this will bring good luck to the entire village that year. Conversely, if the drum doesn't break, the whole village will experience bad luck for the entire year.

The festival usually ends late at night. People in Southeast Asia believe that the drumming and the sound of broken drums during the spring stimulate fertility in the land, helping to ensure a bountiful harvest.

Besides drumming, swinging on a swing is also a familiar form of recreation. This activity usually involves a male and female couple. The girl wears a loose, short dress that doesn't go above the knees and freely chooses a male partner to swing with her. The boyfriend will lift the girl onto the swing first, then he follows.

The higher they climb and the stronger they fly, the more excited the cheers become. Photo: thuathienhueonline.

Couples take turns climbing the swing, and the higher they climb, the louder and more boisterous their cheers become. The swinging motion is a symbolic image full of vitality, and it is believed that this will bring good fortune in business. In some places, after the swinging, the girls will take off their clothes and bathe in the stream, and the boys are allowed to watch.

According to Vnexpress