(CLO) On February 9, Lam Binh district (Tuyen Quang province) organized the Long Tong Festival and the Spring Cultural Festival of Ethnic Groups in At Ty year 2025.
Long Tong Festival in Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang province has strong traditional cultural features, which have been passed down for a long time in the spiritual and cultural life of the Tay people here.
Long Tong Festival is held in early spring, the time of harmony between heaven and earth, an occasion for people to express their spiritual beliefs, striving for a peaceful, fulfilling and happy life.
Long Tong Festival is held on 2 days, February 8-9, 2025 (ie January 11-12, At Ty year)
Every year, after the Lunar New Year, all the Tay villages in Lam Binh district enthusiastically celebrate the Long Tong Festival (also known as the Going to the Fields Festival - recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage).
Receiving the Certificate of recognition of "Knowledge and practices of wet rice cultivation of the Tay people" in Lam Binh district (Tuyen Quang) as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Within the framework of the festival, activities will take place such as: Long Tong Festival; receiving the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Certificate "Knowledge and practices of wet rice cultivation of the Tay people in Lang Can commune, Hong Quang commune, Khuon Ha commune, Thuong Lam commune, Phuc Yen commune, Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang province"; art program to celebrate the Party, celebrate the Spring of At Ty year 2025; organizing booths to display and introduce products, labor tools, production, daily life, traditional crafts,... of the communes, associated with cultural activities, sports, traditional folk games of ethnic groups; organizing goat fighting competitions, ethnic art performances, beautiful stitching competitions, fish catching competitions...
Special dance of Tay boys and girls
Long Tong Festival is one of the biggest and most unique traditional festivals of the Tay people, held in the early spring of the new year with the wish of the villagers, praying for favorable weather, prosperity of all things, and happiness for everyone.
Leaders carry out the form of giving lucky money to people
Long Tong Festival in Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang province consists of two main parts: the ceremony and the festival.
The ceremony was carefully and meticulously prepared with the participation of 10 communes and towns in the district. The trays of offerings were offered at Pu Bao Temple, then brought to the center of the stadium, where the pole was placed. The worshiping ritual was performed to express respect to heaven and earth, praying for the gods to bless favorable weather, healthy people, lush plants, growth of all things and bountiful crops.
The ceremony was carefully and elaborately prepared with the participation of 10 communes and towns in the district.
After the ceremony is the festival with special dances of Tay boys and girls such as: scarf dance, fan dance... People and tourists together participate in folk games such as: throwing con, tug of war, brocade weaving competition, swallow fighting, walking on stilts, top fighting, crossbow shooting, planting competition and buffalo plowing competition creating a joyful atmosphere of the first day of Spring. Traditional folk games in the festival show the rich spiritual beauty, connected with nature, connected with the long-standing cultural customs of the Tay people.
The fishing competition was attended by many people.
The joyful atmosphere of the first day of Spring
With its spiritual and cultural values, Long Tong Festival is an extremely rich cultural treasure, containing the spiritual and cultural values imbued with humanity of the Tay people in the first days of the New Year in Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang.
The preservation, restoration and promotion of the value of the Long Tong Festival on a larger and more systematic scale in Lam Binh district contributes to promoting the unique cultural features in the spiritual life of the Tay people in Tuyen Quang, which is very valuable.
From there, contributing to preserving and promoting the good traditional cultural values of ethnic minorities associated with tourism development, gradually creating attractive products to attract tourists every time they come to Lam Binh.
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/tuyen-quang-doc-dao-le-hoi-long-tong-va-ngay-hoi-van-hoa-cac-dan-toc-huyen-lam-binh-2025-post333724.html
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