Cau Ngu Festival (also known as Cau Mat Festival) is a traditional festival and a unique cultural and religious feature in the spiritual life of the coastal community of Thanh Hoa. Cau Ngu Festival is held at Diem Pho Relic Complex, Ngu Loc Commune, Hau Loc District, Thanh Hoa Province.
The ceremony was solemnly held with the golden palanquin procession and Long Chau boat procession along the coast of Ngu Loc commune to the festival area. Here, offerings were made to the gods Tam Bao Phat, Tu Vi Thanh Nuong, Dong Hai Dai Vuong, Ne Son Ton Than, Nam Hai Dai Tuong Quan to thank the gods for favorable weather, calm seas, full holds of fish and shrimp, good crops, and a happy and prosperous life. Next were the rituals such as: procession, worship, reading of congratulatory messages, drum performances, incense offering...
The festival was organized in a lively, joyful and healthy manner with performances such as: water music performance, lion dance, Chau Van performance, festival drums, chess competition, squid fishing competition, sports exchange...
According to the records of the Diem Pho - Ngu Loc geography book and according to the Diem Pho genealogy left by our ancestors, in the early 12th century, fishermen came here to open villages, build dikes to prevent water, open villages, build rafts and wooden boats to make a living. After more than 8 centuries, Ngu Loc people still maintain the fishing profession passed down from their ancestors. Cau Ngu Festival (also known as Cau Mat Festival) has been closely associated with the spiritual life and spiritual culture of many generations of Ngu Loc fishermen.
Cau Ngu Festival is a cultural and spiritual activity that plays an important role in the spiritual life of the people of Diem Pho in the past and Ngu Loc today. Every year, as has become a tradition, from the 22nd to the 24th of the second lunar month, thousands of fishermen of Ngu Loc commune as well as coastal communes of Hau Loc district sincerely gather in Diem Pho to attend the traditional Cau Ngu Festival.
During the festival, the fishing community will come to the Long Chau boat to send their wishes for a year of favorable weather, peace and prosperity for the country, calm seas, a good catch of seafood and safety for people and vehicles on each trip. At the end of March 15, the Long Chau boat will be burned at sea. This ceremony is also the activity to conclude the annual Cau Ngu Festival.
Previously, in September 2017, the Cau Ngu Festival in Ngu Loc commune was recognized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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