In 2024, a total of 16 buffaloes will participate in the festival. Each ward in the area is allowed to register 2 buffaloes; the 4 owners whose buffaloes won first, second, and joint third prizes in 2023 are each allowed to register 1 buffalo. Regarding the prize structure this year, the first prize is 100 million VND, the second prize is 60 million VND, and the joint third prizes are 30 million VND each.
Mr. Pham Hoang Tuan, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Do Son District and Head of the festival organizing committee, beat the drum to officially open the festival.
The festival featured 15 incredibly dramatic and exciting matches, attracting a large audience of spectators and tourists.
The Buffaloes have provided the audience with many exciting matches.
Prior to this, the ceremonial part of the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival, including the incense offering ceremony, flag raising ceremony to open the festival; water procession ceremony; and the ceremony honoring the deities, was solemnly organized by the festival organizing committee from the district to the wards, showing reverence to the ancestors and preserving the traditional cultural identity of the festival.
From early morning, tens of thousands of locals and tourists were present at the cockfighting arena.
The Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival originates from the belief in worshipping the deity Diem Tuoc Dai Vuong, the god of the Do Son mountains and waters. The festival has developed over many centuries, passed down from generation to generation, and is closely linked to the long history and development of the land and people of this region.
This affirms the cultural and spiritual value, the inherent vitality, and the enduring strength of the Festival in the spiritual life of the people. The Festival is not only a precious cultural heritage but also a unique and attractive tourism product of the whole country in general and the Do Son area of Hai Phong in particular.
Source: https://www.congluan.vn/hap-dan-le-hoi-choi-trau-do-son-2024-post313278.html
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