Lim Festival opens, 5-year-old girl sings Quan Ho, causing a stir

"Liền chị" Khánh Ngọc, 5 tuổi, nhỏ xíu nhưng múa nón, hát quan họ thuần thục - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — "Lien Chi" Khanh Ngoc, 5 years old, is tiny but can dance with conical hats and sing Quan Ho songs skillfully - Photo: DAU DUNG

On February 21, the 12th day of the first lunar month, the Lim festival officially opened. The festival took place in three communes of the former Noi Due commune, now Lim town, Noi Due commune and Lien Bao commune.

The festival center is Hong Van mountain (Lim mountain) in Lim town, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province.

After the incense offering ceremony at Hong An Pagoda (Lim town) at 8am, the festival officially began.

Besides organizing Quan Ho singing at 12 Quan Ho camps, folk games are also organized such as To Tom Diem, Du Tien, Traditional Wrestling, and Pot Breaking...

In addition, there are traditional Quan Ho singing sessions at Quan Ho houses in villages in the region.

Among the 12 camps, the most popular is the youth club of Lo Bao village (Noi Due commune), because this is where the young brothers and sisters gather.

Each performance ended with enthusiastic applause from the audience.

5-year-old girl singing Quan Ho creates a fever at Lim Festival

Especially in the exchange part, little Khanh Ngoc (in Lim town) "volunteered" to sing two songs: Vao Chua and Ly Cay Da .

In the standard costume of a Quan Ho singer, with a small figure, when Ngoc sang, many people were delighted and admired her cuteness.

Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (63 years old, Khanh Ngoc's grandfather) said that because Khanh Ngoc likes quan ho, he often takes her to learn singing at the province's Children's Cultural Palace.

I have been studying for 2 years now. Although my voice is not broken yet, I have grasped the basics of singing and performing style.

Nghệ nhân quan họ Nguyễn Thị Hoàn, chủ nhiệm Câu lạc bộ quan họ măng non thôn Lộ Bao - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Quan Ho artist Nguyen Thi Hoan, head of the young Quan Ho club of Lo Bao village - Photo: DAU DUNG

Sharing with Tuoi Tre Online , Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoan (70 years old, head of the Quan Ho Mang Non Club in Lo Bao village, Noi Due commune) said that the club has 40 children, ranging in age from 5 to 15 years old.

The club was founded by Ms. Hoan in 2008, at that time it was the only Quan Ho children's club in Bac Ninh province. It is currently the only children's club in Noi Due commune.

"This is the first year my grandmother and I have joined the Lim festival," said Mrs. Hoan. During the school year, the club meets once a week on Saturday evenings.

The Provincial Youth Union in conjunction with Bac Ninh Provincial Television often organizes the Young Quan Ho Singing Contest.

Lo Bao's young quan ho club often competes. This year, "the grandmothers and grandchildren won one first prize, one second prize, and one third prize."

The voice of the two "young" sisters of the young quan ho club of Lo Bao village received applause from a large audience - Clip: DAU DUNG

Bà Hoàn cho biết các cháu rất thích hát quan họ. Thỉnh thoảng bà đề xuất, để bà dạy các cháu hát bài mới về trường về lớp nhưng các cháu bảo thích hát bài cổ hơn - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Mrs. Hoan said that the children really like to sing Quan Ho. Sometimes she suggests that she teach them to sing new songs about school and class, but the children say they prefer to sing old songs - Photo: DAU DUNG

Trên sân khấu, hai liền chị nhí trông rất chuyên nghiệp nhưng khi xuống bên dưới, lại về đúng độ tuổi - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — On stage, the two little sisters look very professional, but when they get off stage, they return to their true age - Photo: DAU DUNG

Theo học hát quan họ từ bé, giờ là lúc giọng bắt đầu thắm - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Studying Quan Ho singing since childhood, now is the time when the voice starts to deepen - Photo: DAU DUNG

Các liền anh liền chị trong Câu lạc bộ quan họ măng non Lộ Bao có tuổi từ 5 tới 15 tuổi - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — The young men and women in the Lo Bao Quan Ho Club are aged from 5 to 15 years old - Photo: DAU DUNG

Thấy hình ảnh này, một khách tham quan nói đùa: "Đang tuổi ăn tuổi lớn thì đi hát quan họ" - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Seeing this image, a visitor joked: "You're still growing up, so you're singing Quan Ho" - Photo: DAU DUNG

Một liền anh hát bài Nam nhi - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — A man sings the song Nam nhi - Photo: DAU DUNG

Hình ảnh những cô gái vùng quan họ mặc áo tứ thân, đầu chít khăn mỏ quạ để nhớ để thương cho du khách - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Images of Quan Ho girls wearing Ao Tu Than and headscarves to remind tourists of their love - Photo: DAU DUNG

Theo ghi nhận của phóng viên, ngày khai hội năm nay khách đến không đông bằng các năm trước. Một liền chị quan họ nói ngày mai chính hội mới đông - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — According to the reporter, the opening day of this year's festival was not as crowded as previous years. A Quan Ho singer said that tomorrow is the main festival - Photo: DAU DUNG

Trò đu quay thu hút du khách xếp hàng đến lượt để chơi - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — The Ferris wheel attracts tourists to line up to play - Photo: DAU DUNG

Nhiều khách đi trẩy hội Lim thuê trang phục để hóa thành những liền chị, chụp ảnh lưu niệm cùng các nghệ nhân đất quan họ - Ảnh: ĐẬU DUNG — Many visitors to Lim festival rent costumes to transform into Lien Chi and take souvenir photos with Quan Ho artists - Photo: DAU DUNG

Tens of thousands of people flock to Lim festival

TTO - On February 12 (January 13 of the year of the Horse), tens of thousands of visitors from all over flocked to Lim town (Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province) to attend the Lim festival and enjoy Quan Ho melodies at the beginning of spring.

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