Reenactment of Quan Ho singing and receiving lucky money at Lim festival

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On February 22 (January 13), the traditional Lim Temple festival welcomed thousands of visitors from all over to celebrate Spring and attend the festival.

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From early morning, people gathered at Quan Ho singing venues, the most crowded being at the water temple.

This is a typical folk song of the Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam, formed and developed in the ancient Kinh Bac cultural region, especially the border area of the two provinces of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh today.

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Like the festival in previous years, the men and women still offer betel leaves wrapped in phoenix wings for visitors to listen to around the water pavilion.

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Mr. Nguyen Duc Thinh (living in Tu Son, Bac Ninh) prepared 20,000 VND to support the Quan Ho singing troupe. Mr. Thinh said: "Every year I support them so that they have more funds to maintain Quan Ho singing activities."

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Immediately, the woman on the boat used a large bouquet of flowers to receive money from visitors, without directly using her hands or a plate of betel. Many people consider this a form of "lucky money" for the new year for the Quan Ho troupe, usually in bills with denominations ranging from 10,000 VND to 100,000 VND.

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Wherever the dragon boat takes the troupe along the shore, the locals will bow down and "wish the troupe a happy new year".

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The donations were then collected and kept secret by the Quan Ho singing troupe members.

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On the boat, there is a woman who offers betel and receives money from the people, the rest will sing.

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Ms. Minh Trang (from Bac Giang) took a photo of the betel leaf she received after giving money to the troupe. She shared: "The amount of money is not much, I listened to the singing and then supported it."

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In addition to the water pavilion area, the Lien Anh and Lien Chi singers also organize Quan Ho singing for the audience at the camps on Lim Hill.

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Along with the love song activity, below there will be women carrying trays of betel and areca nuts to invite visitors. Each visitor who gives money will receive a piece of betel leaf folded in the shape of a phoenix wing.

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At the Festival, in addition to cultural and artistic activities, Quan Ho singing (12 Quan Ho camps), there are also folk games such as: To Tom Diem, calligraphy, poetry festival, swinging, traditional wrestling, blindfolded goat catching, pot breaking, dragon dance, lion dance, human chess competition, volleyball... creating a vibrant atmosphere in the first days of Spring.

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