The festival is held annually at the beginning of the new year. This is one of the unique and attractive cultural, tourist, historical, and spiritual products produced by Hai Phong Radio and Television, Hai Phong Mac Tribe Council in coordination with the Management Board of Relics from their ancestors. Mac (Ngu Doan commune, Kien Thuy district) organized.
Accordingly, the contest takes place from February 20, 2024 to February 22, 2024 (ie from January 11 to 13, Giap Thin year) at the temple of the Mac kings (in Ngu Doan commune, Kien Thuy district). .
Wrestlers are recruited from many localities, competing in 10 weight classes (including 8 men’s weight classes and 2 women’s weight classes) competing according to the Charter approved and issued by the Vietnam Wrestling Federation. .
Successful athletes will be awarded medals, souvenirs and prize money by the Organizing Committee to the first, second and third wrestlers in each weight class. Awarding the Do Athlete Award in the Year of the Dragon 2024. In addition to the main prizes, the Organizing Committee also awarded a number of secondary prizes. Along with organizing the traditional national wrestling competition, also at the temple of the Mac kings, a rural market festival of the Mac dynasty also took place.
Representative of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Mac Dynasty traditional wrestling contest responded to comments surrounding the contest program. Photo: Trung Kien
At the festival space, the organizers will arrange from 10 to 15 booths, mainly food and drink booths with regional specialties to serve tourists, residents, and people visiting relics and watching. wrestling games such as: fish noodles, crab cakes, crab cakes, eel vermicelli, rice rolls, sesame and peanut cakes, all kinds of sticky rice, tea, cafe… along with some souvenir stalls, some folk games time.
These activities will take place from February 15, 2024 (January 6, Giap Thin year) to February 26, 2024 (January 16, Giap Thin year).