Coming to the Diem village festival to commemorate King Ba - the founder of Quan Ho, the creator and teacher of Quan Ho folk songs in Bac Ninh, visitors have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the traditional Quan Ho cultural space.
On March 15 (the 6th day of the second lunar month), Viem Xa village festival (also known as Diem village festival) takes place in Hoa Long ward, Bac Ninh city.
This is one of the major festivals in Bac Ninh province, recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2016.
Diem village is one of the 49 original Quan Ho villages, the only place where there is a temple to worship King Ba - Quan Ho's ancestor. Legend has it that Diem village festival is associated with the legend of King Ba. King Ba is the daughter of King Hung Vuong the 6th generation, her name is Nhu Nuong and has a beautiful beauty.
The festival takes place with a ceremony and a festival part. The ceremony opened with a flag running performance, followed by a festival drum performance, recreating the legend of King Ba giving the order to open the Spring Festival with the tossing and stealing of bridges.
At the festival, there is also a procession of the throne and the Ba King's tablet around the village with the participation of hundreds of people. The procession stopped at Cung Ngoc well temple, the village elders went down to Ngoc well to get water and then brought it back to King Ba's temple for the bathing ceremony of King Ba.
The rituals were conducted solemnly, showing respect and praying for the King to protect the villagers for good business, lush crops, and prosperity.
Coming to the Diem village festival to commemorate King Ba - the founder of Quan Ho, the creator and teacher of Quan Ho folk songs in Bac Ninh, visitors have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the unique and traditional Quan Ho cultural space. unique to the Quan Ho people.
Unique are Quan Ho cultural exchange activities such as worship singing at King Ba temple, Cung temple - Ngoc well; Quan Ho song and response exchange on the festival's central stage; singing soup at the brothel; boat singing; sing at artisan families...
Besides, there are also many other exciting cultural and sports activities such as chess competitions, air volleyball competitions... and folk games: swinging, Chinese chess, pot smashing, blindfolded duck catching on land. …
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