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Festivals have long been
considered the traditional cultural activity of the Vietnamese
people. They are attractive to all social classes and have become a
necessary part of people's lives for many centuries.
Festivals are the crystallization of cultural,
spiritual, and physical activities that have been chosen,
maintained, and improved over many generations. Festivals are the
living cultural museums of the way people live.
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Festivals are a place to enjoy and
learn about the people's crafts. For example, the Master Pagoda
Festival (HaTay) has puppet shows and the Hung Temple Festival (Vinh
Phu) has the "Xoan" folk songs. The Phu Giay Festival has
"Chau Van"
folk songs. The Lim Festival has "Quan Ho" folk songs. The drum
beats that are mixed with traditional musical songs and dances
create an never ending energy during the festivals.
Festivals are also a place to enjoy interesting
games. There are many festival contests such as wrestling, rowing,
rice cooking, rope pulling, rope climbing, and chess playing. There
are also competitions between trained animals such as cock fights,
buffalo fights, and pigeon races.
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Festivals are an occasion to remember national heroes,
the manifestation of religious freedom, and religious
ceremonies.
Festivals are also a place where different people can
show their own customs and habits. Festival days are usually days
where one can find social encounters, relationships, and love. Many
loving relationships have originated from tournaments, competitions,
or during a few lines of singing. |
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