Lim Festival - The most famous traditional festival in Bac Ninh

Where the verses they have been deeply ingrained in every vein of the flesh and blood of the people of Kinh Bac in particular and the Vietnamese people in general. Hãy nghe Thái Thùy Trâm một travel blogger nổi tiếng bật mí .

Bac Ninh – the land of Quan Ho melodies, where just mentioning the name has made people distracted by passionate and enthusiastic melodies. Spring not only brings Bac Ninh an atmosphere full of vitality but also an opportunity for the famous festival here to be held – Hoi Lim. Hoi Lim is one of the typical spring festivals in Vietnam.

                                 Photos of people participating in the Lim Festival (collection)

The ancient Kinh Bac is famous as the land of ancient tales and cultural relics. Perhaps that's why when it comes to the history and origin of the Lim Festival, there is a theory that: The Lim Festival originated from the temple festival, the singing festival, related to the singing of Truong Chi that the ancient mark left behind is the trace of the Tieu Xiang River in the villages of the Lim region, based on the legend of Truong Chi – Mi Nuong and its nature, The characteristics of the Lim festival are cultural activities and Quan Ho singing. The characteristics of the Lim festival are cultural activities and Quan Ho singing.

                                                               (Collection)

The Lim Society became a general association (regional association) in the eighteenth century. Mr. Nguyen Dinh Dien is a native of Dinh Ca village, Noi Due, Kinh Bac country, who has donated many gardens and money to the general Noi Due to restore the pagoda, open the summer festival, and preserve fine customs and customs. He built in front of his tomb Hong Van mausoleum on Lim Mountain. Remembering his merits and contributions, when he died, the people of the Noi Due canton worshipped as a post-god and post- Buddha. 

The Lim Festival is held from January 12 to 14 every year, in Tien Du district. The festival consists of two parts: the ceremony and the festival. Before starting, the preparation for the chase took place very carefully, from the 9th and 10th. The festival space is centered on Lim Hill, there is Lim Pagoda – a place to worship Mr. Hieu Trung Hau – the founder of Quan Ho singing and takes place in 3 surrounding localities: Noi Due commune, Lien Bao commune and Lim town.

                                          Hoi Lim with the familiar Quan Ho song (collection)

The festival is also extremely exciting because many folk games are organized such as: martial arts, wrestling, chess, weaving competition, rice cooking. But it must be mentioned the singing part. The singing contest took place near noon, organizing Quan Ho singing on the yacht. On the small lake, the dragon boat leaves the dock in the sound of sentimental songs. On one side of the boat are graceful sisters in four- body shirts, wearing sports hats, and at the beginning and end of the boat are the brothers wearing ao dai and turbans.

The Lim Festival is a unique cultural and artistic activity of the long- standing traditional culture in the North and Quan Ho folk songs have become a common cultural asset of the Vietnamese people, representing the type of lyrical folk songs in the North. The Lim Festival shows the long-standing cultural beauty of Bac Ninh in particular and the Vietnamese nation in general.

Thái Thùy Trâm