Quynh Luu: Bustling fishing festival

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(Baonghean.vn) - Every spring, fishermen in Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, enthusiastically organize a fishing festival to pray for a year of favorable weather and a good catch of seafood. This is a traditional festival that represents the identity of fishermen in the Quynh Luu coastal area, which is preserved, maintained and promoted by the locality of Son Hai commune.

(Baonghean.vn) - Every spring, fishermen in Son Hai commune, Quynh Luu district, enthusiastically organize a fishing festival to pray for a year of favorable weather and a good catch of seafood. This is a traditional festival that represents the identity of fishermen in the Quynh Luu coastal area, which is preserved, maintained and promoted by the locality of Son Hai commune.

The 2014 fishing festival in Son Hai commune was held on February 11 and 12 (ie the 12th and 13th of the year of Giap Ngo). The festival consists of two main parts: the ceremony and the festival.

The ceremony was solemnly organized, including the opening ceremony, the proclamation ceremony, the fish praying ceremony, the great sacrifice ceremony, the thanksgiving ceremony at the procession points such as Dinh Trung, Thoi Temple, Memorial, Yen Thai Pagoda... praying for a new year of favorable weather, national peace and prosperity, calm seas, a good catch of seafood, a bountiful fishing season and peace for everyone and their vehicles on each trip out to sea. The festival was organized in a lively, joyful, healthy and economical manner with the following contents: cultural exchange, volleyball, tug of war, boat racing...

Nghi lễ cầu ngư tại Đền Thơi
Fishing ritual at Thoi Temple

Mr. Tran Van Hung - Chairman of Son Hai Commune People's Committee said: "This is a traditional festival of local fishermen, associated with the launching ceremony of seafood exploitation. Coming to the festival, every person, especially fishermen, is excited and feels more secure for a new year. In addition to the meaning of praying for a year of smooth sailing and a bountiful catch, Son Hai fishermen also show their determination to unite to protect fishing grounds, exercise national sovereignty over the country's seas, and join hands to build a more and more developed life."

Ngư dân thắp hương cầu an tại Đền Thơi
Fishermen burn incense to pray for peace at Thoi Temple

It is known that on this occasion, coastal communes such as Quynh Nghia, Tien Thuy... also organize the first fishing ceremony of the year.

The Cau Ngu Festival is a unique traditional festival of fishermen in the Quynh Luu coastal area, aiming to honor traditional cultural values ​​and meet the folk religious needs of fishermen.

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