Time: From the 15th to the 16th day of the fifth lunar month.
Place: Bo Sao Commune, Vinh Tuong District, Vinh Phuc Province.
Place: Bo Sao Commune, Vinh Tuong District, Vinh Phuc Province.
Objects of worship: Dong Hai Dai Vuong.
Characteristics: Game of farming performance: villagers play in role of ploughman, raking people, rice seeds sowing people… Every year, the Bo Sao Village Festival is held to encourage good crops for local farms.
According to the lunar calendar, it is scheduled for the 15th and 16th of the fifth lunar month. This means that it will happen on June 26th and 27th on the Western calendar. Vietnamese explains that the festival is characterised by a series of performances and games all related to farming. The website notes that locals will dress up and act out various farming activities, such as ploughing, sowing seeds and raking the fields. It all forms part of a procession which takes rice seeds to the Duong Temple. Once at the holy building, they are placed on a tray and blessed, before being taken away to be planted. Anyone who makes the journey to the Bo Sao village will be able to observe the participants in this ceremony as it makes its way through the streets. According to figures from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Vietnam produces some 27.6 million tonnes of rice on an annual basis.
Characteristics: Game of farming performance: villagers play in role of ploughman, raking people, rice seeds sowing people… Every year, the Bo Sao Village Festival is held to encourage good crops for local farms.
According to the lunar calendar, it is scheduled for the 15th and 16th of the fifth lunar month. This means that it will happen on June 26th and 27th on the Western calendar. Vietnamese explains that the festival is characterised by a series of performances and games all related to farming. The website notes that locals will dress up and act out various farming activities, such as ploughing, sowing seeds and raking the fields. It all forms part of a procession which takes rice seeds to the Duong Temple. Once at the holy building, they are placed on a tray and blessed, before being taken away to be planted. Anyone who makes the journey to the Bo Sao village will be able to observe the participants in this ceremony as it makes its way through the streets. According to figures from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Vietnam produces some 27.6 million tonnes of rice on an annual basis.
Cuu Ap Village Festival
Time: The 10th day of the fifth lunar month.
Place: Lien Chau Commune, Yen Lac District, Vinh Phuc Province.
Objects of worship: Tam Giang Dai Vuong Tho Lenh.
Characteristics: Custom of vying for silk-worms while racing boat: the racing boats start from Chai Communal House to Xuan Vien Village in the other bank of the river then vying for silk-worms for good luck.
Place: Lien Chau Commune, Yen Lac District, Vinh Phuc Province.
Objects of worship: Tam Giang Dai Vuong Tho Lenh.
Characteristics: Custom of vying for silk-worms while racing boat: the racing boats start from Chai Communal House to Xuan Vien Village in the other bank of the river then vying for silk-worms for good luck.
It is a celebration dedicated to the silk worm and sees villagers racing to receive the creatures, which are seen as symbol of good luck. Locals take to the river for the race, which begins at the Chai Communal House and ends at Xuan Vien Village.Those competing will challenge for the top spot by racing across the river, with the hope of winning silk worms when they reach the other side.Vietnam's silk industry is still important to the country, with silk weaving, embroidery and painting all carried out by people around the nation. In some parts of the country, silk dying is still carried out by hand, despite the increasing mechanisation of the industry.According to Asia-Art.net, silk painting in Vietnam rose to popularity because artists believe it is "a unique way to create mystique and a charming sense of the mystique in their paintings".
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