The festival is a ceremony of the King ploughing to encourage people to take care of farming and agricultural development. In the spring of 987 during the Le Dynasty, King Le Dai Hanh decided to plough a field in Doi Son Commune and found a golden jar.
The festival includes the procession of a huge drum and memorial tablet of King Le Dai Hanh. The procession then proceeds to the field where the king ploughed.
After that, an old man with a noble and respectful demeanour, good health and experience in ploughing fields, who is also a member of a cultured family, is chosen to perform rituals paying homage to King Le Dai Hanh.
Then the person, who plays the role of King Le Dai Hanh, dressed in an imperial robe (with a dragon design) and mask, will go to the fields to plough.
The festival has become an opportunity to promote the tourism potential of Duy Tien Town, the area’s historical and cultural values, and the image of the land and people of Ha Nam to domestic and international friends, thus contributing to the socio-economic development of the locality.
