On the morning of January 28 (ie the 7th day of the Lunar New Year), the Doi Son Tich Dien Festival – an important New Year’s ritual of agriculture – officially opened in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien town, Ha Nam province.
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Dragon dance to celebrate the opening of the festival. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Welcome party drum. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Welcome party drum. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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The procession of the palanquin and the spirit of King Le Dai Hanh to the Tich Dien yard. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Doi Son Tich Dien Festival in 2023 takes place from January 5-7 in the year of the Rabbit (January 26-28) with many meaningful and exciting activities. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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The representative of the elders read the report to King Le Dai Hanh and paid respects to the ancestors. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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The old man in Doi Son was given a ceremony to enter the spirit of King Le Dai Hanh, put on a long robe, and wore a mask (incarnation of a king) to begin the ceremony of euthanasia. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Recreate the scene of the King going down to the fields to plow the fields at the beginning of the new year at the festival. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Recreate the scene of the King going down to the fields to plow the fields at the beginning of the new year at the festival. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Recreate the scene of the King going down to the fields to plow the fields at the beginning of the new year at the festival. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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The old man plays the King who performs the plowing in early Spring. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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The plowing roads at the beginning of Spring pray for a bountiful harvest. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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The village girls go behind to sow seeds to pray for a new year with good harvests. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
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Performing rituals with the early spring plow line at the opening ceremony of the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival in 2023. (Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA)
