Re-enactment of King Hung teaching people to plant rice

On February 12, at Tich Dien altar (Minh Nong ward, Viet Tri city, Phu Tho), the festival "King Hung teaches people to grow rice" took place.

The festival includes rituals of Cao Nieu, worshiping Than Nong, reenacting "King Hung teaches people to plant rice"; rice planting contest and folk games... Photo: Toan Hung.

According to legend, in ancient times, people did not know how to plow and plant rice, but lived only on natural products. The riverside areas were enriched with alluvium every time the water rose. King Hung saw that this land was good, so he called on his people to come and find ways to build banks to protect the water. The king saw that wild rice was growing abundantly, so he taught people how to preserve seeds, sow seedlings, and when the seedlings grew green, they were planted in fields with water. Since then, every year at the beginning of the crop, the people of Minh Nong held the Tich Dien (going to the fields) ceremony to express gratitude for the great contributions of King Hung. Photo: Toan Hung.

Early in the morning, the Organizing Committee carried out a procession from the People's Committee of Minh Nong Ward to Tich Dien Altar, where there is Lu field, to recreate the legend of King Hung teaching people to grow rice. Photo: Toan Hung.

Next, the elders performed the traditional sacrificial ceremony. Photo: Toan Hung.

This year, Mr. Nguyen Quyet Chi was chosen to play the role of King Hung, recreating the legend of teaching people to grow rice. Photo: Toan Hung.

Rice planting competition teams reenact the legend of King Hung teaching people to plant rice. Photo: Toan Hung.

The reenactment of the legend aims to preserve and promote the unique cultural heritage of the Hung King era, demonstrating the morality of remembering the source of water. Photo: Toan Hung.

The winning teams in the rice planting competition were portrayed by Mr. Nguyen Quoc Chi as King Hung presenting the awards. Photo: Toan Hung.

Source: https://daidoanket.vn/phu-tho-tai-hien-hinh-anh-vua-hung-day-dan-cay-lua-10299769.html