(Baonghean.vn) - Every time Tet comes, people across the region eagerly organize festivals and unique folk games. This is truly spiritual food, a traditional cultural feature preserved and passed down through many generations.
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| The image of young men and women in traditional costumes flying high with the swing game in the cheers of the audience has truly become a characteristic of the highland festivals. There are many forms and ways of swinging, but the most popular and favorite is the double swing or also known as the first swing. Accordingly, each pair of two people will compete to swing beautifully and bounce up to a certain level to be applauded. |
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| In addition to being a sport, training and entertainment, this game is also an opportunity for boys and girls to interact, become close and flirt during the Spring festival. |
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| Wrestling is very popular during Spring festivals, especially in January every year. |
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| This is an activity that demonstrates the martial spirit of wrestlers. In the picture is a martial arts match held at the Duc Hoang Temple Festival (Yen Thanh). |
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| Chess or human chess is also a popular sport held during spring festivals. In the photo: Tourists watch human chess at the Con Temple Festival (Hoang Mai town) |
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| This game is really a brainstorming activity between the players in the community. |
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| Pole pushing is also one of the traditional sports, often held on the occasion of the New Year festival. Not only attracting men, women also participate with the same martial spirit. |
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To organize a competition, the pole pushing sport only requires a pole made of straight old bamboo or good wooden sticks with a length of 2m, diameter of 4-5cm, painted in 2 colors red and white; the head and the shaft of the pole must be smoothed and have equal diameter. Draw a circle with a diameter of 5m on a large area of land. After the athletes have finished preparing, a person is assigned to act as referee to give the signal for the match to start. According to the rules, the side whose foot touches the line or is pushed out of the circle first loses. |
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| The wrestling game is usually held in a large yard, usually with about 10 young men participating. The ball is made of banana root. The players on both sides try to find a way to put the ball into the cage (a small hole dug in a square or round shape, just right for the ball) of the opponent to win. This is a game held annually at the Bach Ma Temple festival (Thanh Chuong). |
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| Bamboo Bridge Crossing is a very simple yet interesting game. People choose a high bank on a pond or canal and build a bamboo bridge. The game is often held at the Duc Hoang Temple Festival (Yen Thanh). |
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| Crossbow shooting competition, a unique feature of the Thai people, is held at the Nine-Chamber Temple Festival (Que Phong). The competition is also a place for Thai women to show off their crossbow shooting talent. |
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| In the past, using crossbows was a common activity of ethnic minorities in hunting animals when their lives depended on the mountains and forests. Nowadays, this activity is no longer suitable, so crossbow shooting only appears in festivals to commemorate the ethnic origin, the identity in the lives of ethnic minorities. |
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| Foot tying is a game that requires coordination between members. This is a sport held annually at spring festivals to promote solidarity among people. |
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| The boat racing festival is usually held in the first lunar month every year to pray for favorable weather and wind. The festival is usually held in coastal communes. |
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| Boat racing participants are usually divided into teams representing each village, which are 18 - 20 young men assigned to steer, hold the clapper, hold the tong... |
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| Tug of war is also a sport that demonstrates the strength, solidarity and martial spirit of the Vietnamese people. Thanks to the spirit of solidarity, the Vietnamese people have overcome many difficulties in life. |
Ho Dinh Chien - Thanh Quynh
