Hoa Binh is not only famous for its beautiful fairy-tale villages but also attracts tourists with folk festivals imbued with national cultural identity. So, the following unique festivals in Hoa Binh are things that you should not miss.
Famous festivals in Hoa Binh that visitors should not miss
1. Festival of charms
Sac talisman is a famous festival in Hoa Binh usually held with entertainment nature to wish each other good luck and good health in the new year, welcome guests from far away, welcome brides or build new houses…
According to the Muong language, “sac talisman” means carrying a gong, so on this occasion, the ward will carry the gong to each house in the village to bless, pray for good luck and good health for everyone, and create an atmosphere. Very fun and vibrant atmosphere.
Everyone competes to have fun
- Time: January every year
- Location: Muong villages in Hoa Binh province
2. Bo Temple Festival
Bo temple festival is a rare festival in Hoa Binh with the participation of the most Kinh people, showing the solidarity of the three ethnic groups Kinh – Dao – Muong living on the land of Hoa Binh and held at Thac Bo temple . A famous historical site to commemorate Mrs. Dinh Thi Van and a Dao ethnic group who helped King Le Loi cross the waterfall in the battle against the enemy in Muong Le.
Accordingly, at the beginning of each year, pilgrims from all over the world will come here to pray at Trinh Temple and then go to God’s Temple to wish for luck, happiness, and peace. After the pilgrimage is over, you will be able to enjoy the authentic yellow and fragrant grilled fish of the Da River or grilled chicken on a glowing charcoal stove…
A lot of people come to the shrine every year
- Time: January 7 to the end of March of the lunar calendar every year
- Location: Vay Nua commune, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province
3. The festival of going to the field (harvesting season, opening summer)
The downing to the fields or the opening ceremony of summer is a long-standing festival in Hoa Binh, held to pray for good crops, a happy home, as well as an opportunity for the Muong to rest, exchange and celebrate. entertainment after a year of hard work.
The festival is divided into two main parts, the ceremony, and the festival. During the ceremony, there was a group of teams specializing in the procession of the Saint’s palanquin from the temple to the festival grounds and then back to the temple with fan flags and solemn scepters, with the participation of the elderly, priests, and people in the village.
The festival part is lively with folk games such as: shooting crossbows, tug of war, fighting arrays, tickling, throwing…; Unique and interesting folklore cultural activities such as color charm contest, double singing, charm singing, the performance of national costumes and delicious cuisines such as five-color sticky rice, grilled meat, and warm wine… Surely once you have been involved in the festive atmosphere in this vibrant and bustling Hoa Binh , you will not be able to forget it.
The festival is held very big every year
Time: January 7 (lunar January) every year
Location:
- Muong Bi, Phong Phu Commune, Tan Lac District, Hoa Binh Province
- Muong Chieng – Muong Tom, Tan Lap commune, Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province
4. Du Muong Voi Festival
Muong Voi Du Festival is a traditional festival in Hoa Binh with the oldest history of over 100 years, imbued with the culture of Muong Voi people with great meaning to remember ancestors and those who have contributed to the journey. open people to open land.
The festival is also divided into two parts, the ceremony part, and the festival part. The ceremony will offer incense to the village king, after reading the opening words and beating the drum to open the festival. The social part is fun in the games of swinging, throwing, shooting crossbows, tug of war, hitting arrays, hitting a volleyball, and pushing sticks with the participation of everyone.
There are many interesting games
However, the most prominent feature in this festival in Hoa Binh is the ceremony to lower the swing, with special meaning that if the swing is falling into the village, that year the whole village is full, all good things, so all people Everyone in the village is looking forward to this moment.
- Time: January 8 (lunar January) every 2 years
- Location: Muong Voi, Lien Vu commune, Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province.
5. New rice festival
The New Rice Festival is an interesting festival in Hoa Binh of the Thai Muong ethnic group with a bountiful harvest. On this occasion, families will arrange a new tray, depending on the circumstances, the tray will be more or less, but all will have sticky rice placed in a circle around the tray representing the field and the mountain in the middle. , then put the fish on the top to offer to the ancestors, then the magician began to invite the ancestors to receive the descendants’ offerings and bless the next crop to be lush and bountiful.
New rice festival can enjoy a lot of delicious food
In particular, when traveling to Hoa Binh at this time, visitors will admire the Xoe dances, drumming of gongs, answering songs and troughs of the boys and girls of the village, drunk all night until morning. It will definitely bring you a new breeze that you can’t find anywhere else.
- Time: August of the lunar calendar every year
- Location: Thai village, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province
6. De Muong Ram New Year’s Eve
For Kinh people, the Lunar New Year will be the biggest Tet holiday of the year, while for the Muong Ram people in Lac Thinh – Hoa Binh, Tet Rice De is the biggest and most crowded festival. And the special thing about this holiday is that people only fast and only celebrate the ceremony.
In particular, an indispensable dish in this festival in Hoa Binh is de rice – a special type of rice made from delicious glutinous rice, mixed with yeast from forest leaves to bring a sweet, aromatic and rich flavor that makes anyone Once enjoyed, can never be forgotten. Moreover, rice must be eaten early in the morning to be lucky and healthy.
Typical rice dish of the Muong people
- Time: October 26 of the lunar calendar every year
- Location: Muong Ram, Lac Thinh Commune, Yen Thuy District, Hoa Binh Province
7. Vai Village Festival
Vai Village Festival is one of the special festivals in Hoa Binh with the participation of many people from villagers to tourists from near and far. This is an opportunity for the people to pay their respects and be grateful to the gods who have blessed the village during a peaceful, prosperous and happy year, as well as so that everyone can reunite and strengthen their bond. feel each other.
The ceremony was carried out majestically with the ceremony of bringing the god palanquin and offering palanquin to the house of the head of the armor to process the identity back to the communal house, followed by rows of umbrellas, pain, hats, solemn stele, and leading the way was a flying dragon dance team. , vibrant dance phoenix. Next is the procession to the communal house and the contest between the houses, the biggest and most delicious will be placed in the middle solemnly.
The festival brings us back to childhood with folk games such as tug of war, blindfolded catching goats, playing human chess, organizing exchanges between volleyball teams and cultural teams in the commune with topics praising the Party. , Uncle Ho and his love for his homeland… extremely joyful and vibrant.
Vibrant festival space
- Time: from 11 to the end of November 13 every year
- Location: Vai village, Thanh Nong commune, Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province
If you want to understand more about the unique culture as well as the people in the beloved land of Hoa Binh, you should definitely not miss the famous Hoa Binh festivals here.
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