On the evening of January 26, at Co Loa special national relic site, Dong Anh district held a ceremony to receive the recognition that Co Loa Festival is the Intangible cultural heritage National level.
Co Loa festival is a traditional festival dating back many generations, with the participation of Bat communes, including: Co Loa, Van Thuong, Ngoai Sat, Mach Trang, Dai Bi, Cau Ca, San Gia, and Thu Cuu.
In addition, participating in the ceremony also had Ha Vi village, often called Quai – an original village in Co Loa, which had to be relocated to Ha Vi (end of the river), giving up land for King Thuc to build a citadel, respected by Bat Commune. do big brother.
The main day of Co Loa festival is January 6, which is said to be the day when King Thuc An Duong Vuong ascended the throne.
Co Loa festival is not only a village but a common festival of the ancient “Bat social children”, with the participation of many villages, associated with a historical-cultural space of the Au Lac State period. .
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The reason there is “Bat social protection children” is because of the king An Duong Vuong Returning to the capital in Co Loa, eight communes were established with the task of serving and protecting the court. Today, those villages belong to Co Loa, Xuan Canh, Uy No and Lien Ha communes. Therefore, Co Loa Festival is an inter-village festival, which is very clearly expressed and features a space associated with the history of the birth of Au Lac country.
Co Loa Festival is an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the people’s community in Bat commune Loa Thanh and promote the solidarity, the strength of the collective, the strength of the community shown in the preparation and organization of the festival. and practice rituals, games and performances in the festival.
Co Loa festival is the best place to preserve rituals, processions, art activities, performances, folk gamesthe customs and habits, the unique cultural features of the community in Bat commune Loa Thanh.
During the Co Loa festival, people organize and recreate community cultural activities, enjoy spiritual and cultural values. Therefore, people constantly create new cultural features while still preserving the core, good and traditional values for future generations to pass on and constantly create and enjoy culture.
At the ceremony to receive the certificate of recognition of Co Loa festival as a national intangible cultural heritage, Secretary of the Dong Anh District Party Committee Le Trung Kien said that the inclusion of Co Loa Festival in the list of national intangible cultural heritage is a great recognition for the typical values of history, culture and science of Co Loa Festivalthe residential community of Bat commune, Loa Thanh commune in particular, and the unique and imbued with the unique cultural identity of Dong Anh district in general.
From this important milestone, Dong Anh district is determined to preserve and promote cultural heritages in the area; especially the historical, cultural and scientific values of the intangible cultural heritage of the Co Loa Festival to be worthy of being a national intangible cultural heritage.
The traditional festival of Co Loa Spring Quy Mao 2023 takes place in two days, January 26-27 (January 5-6), in which on January 26, the Bat commune ceremony will take place; art programs, folk games, sports activities…
The ceremony took place on January 27th (January 6th) with the ancient ceremony of the elder Quai and Bat Xa coming to worship the King, the elder brother Quai performing the ceremony to read the password, sacrifice and the ceremony of the Bat Xa sacrificial officer, perform the tuong. In ancient times, the Bat commune started the procession to welcome the procession, Co Loa officials sacrificed with folk games and sports activities…/.
Dinh Thuan (VNA/Vietnam+)