Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi

Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi

Date of Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi: 30th day of the fifth lunar month to the 6th day of the sixth lunar month.

Location of Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi: Tra Co, Mong Cai Town, Quang Ninh Province.

Objects of worship at Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi: Six village's tutelary god and Nguyen Huu Cau, a peasant leader during Le Dynasty.

Characteristics of Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi: Fat pigs contest, vegetarian and meat-feast contest.

About Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi

Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi is a gala event that is celebrated with great dynamism. Tra Co village which is 8 kilometres from Mong Cai town, is part of Hai Ninh district, Quang Ninh province. Tra Co is dotted with many scenic spots and historical and cultural vestiges such as the Mang dunes, the Tra Co communal house, the Linh Khanh pagoda, the Xuan Lan pagoda and a number of interesting customs. Consequently, Tra Co is quite popular with Vietnamese and foreign visitors. Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi starts annually from May 30 to June 7, but it actually stretches from the end of May to June 10. The communal house is the main place where is held the festival.

Features of Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi

Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi is held in Quang Ninh Province, in memory of the establishment of the ancient fishing village, which founded 600 years ago. This week-long festival includes a procession, ceremonies, games and lots of feasting. Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi needs a lot of preparation prior to the actual festive day. The preparations and other features of Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi include:

  -   The first day "festival hosts" are selected.

  -   Next, a big flag with the letter "Dai" is hoisted in the yard of the communal house signaling the preparatory stage of the Festival.
  -   In the morning of the following day, all "festival hosts" assemble at the communal house and, in the presence of village notables, contribute money for the organization of the Festival, jars of rice liquor, sea products (prawn, fish, crab), and scores of kilograms of rice for serving the ceremony and providing food to the participants.

  -   On the same day, the families of the hosts bathe the "elephants" with flagrant leaves and water.

  -   At 10 am of the next day, all villagers assemble at the communal house in order to perform the general ceremony

  -   Next the "festival hosts" hold ceremonies and organize feasts in their own homes in honor of the participants.

  -   The next day only simple ceremonies are held, so that participants may take some rest.

  -   Processions with attendants performing their duties on a rotating basis; conventional and vegetarian food offerings are supplied by the "festival hosts" as set in the division of work.

  -   By the end of June 7, the villagers hold a ceremony on removing the bamboo pole from the main pillars and on sending-off the lamp.

  -   The end of the festival ushers in a new period. A new batch of "festival hosts" takes over and will be responsible for the religious ceremonies and rites during the forthcoming period and festival.

Come and witness the Tra CO Village Festival in Hanoi during your tour to Hanoi.

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