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Cau Vong festival, sport games in full swing in Tan Yen
Updated: 09:16, 14/02/2017
(BGO) – The People’s Committee of Tan Yen district (Bac Giang province) on February 12 launched the 4th Cau Vong Festival and the 8th Sport Games under the theme of “The land of literature and martial arts – Spring of hero gathering”.
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Red flag procession |
Attending the opening ceremony were Than Van Khoa, Permanent Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee; Ngo Sach Thuc, Vice President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee; Bui Van Hanh, Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Council; Vice Chairmen of the provincial People’s Committee Duong Van Thai and Le Anh Duong; Do Duc Ha, Head the provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Popularisation and Education; Tran Van Lam, deputy head of the provincial National Assembly Deputation; and leaders of districts and cities in Bac Giang.
The Vong communal house festival is held annually in Song Van commune to honour the area as a land of literature and martial arts. Since 1998, the Tan Yen People’s Committee decided to hold the festival at the district level every five years. This year, it was organised in conjunction with the 8th Sport Games of Tan Yen district, thus having a larger scale and leaving a deeper impression on the beauty of the culture, land and people here.
The event was opened with a procession of nearly 3,000 people from 34 public agencies, units and localities. They walked in line carrying the national flags, sport flags and photos of the late President Ho Chi Minh. Meanwhile, representatives of each commune held high a symbol that unique to their community.
Lam Thi Huong Thanh, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Secretary of the Tan Yen district Party Committee, performed a traditional torch-burning ritual. The flame was taken from a number of relic sites, including Ly Cot communal house (Phuc Son), Ha communal house (Tan Trung) Trung temple (Ngoc Chau), Vong communal house (Song Van), Nam Thien communal house (Nha Nam town), and Phuc Chan Duong ancient tomb (Viet Lap).
In his opening speech, Chairman of the Tan Yen People’s Committee Duong Ngo Manh stressed that Tan Yen, also known as Yen The Ha, once belonged to the Cau Vong region, was famous for the saying “Trai Cau Vong Yen The” (Men in Cau Vong Yen The), which aims to praise the courage of local men.
The land was the birthplace of renowned people who made great contributions to the country, such as De Nam, De Tham and the Yen The revolutionary force against the French colonists, he said, adding that the province was awarded with the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” for its contributions during the resistance war against the US imperialists. As many as 11 units and individuals were granted the same title.
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Procession ritual |
Following the opening ceremony, delegates and visitors toured the local communal house and historical-cultural relic sites.
A new feature of this year’s festival was a three-part special art performance under the theme “Tan Yen: Convergence and Development” that lasted for 40 minutes.
Other enticing activities included performances of drums, martial arts and singing, which mobilised the participation of a large number of residents and public servants.
The sport games consisted of 17 sports, including stilt walking, bag jumping, human chess, volleyball and football.
The festival has left a good impression on participants, becoming an effective channel to promote the local culture, sports and tourism and encourage younger generations to protect their hometown’s valuable traditions.
The Cau Vong festival lasted throughout February 13.
Nguyen Huong
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