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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc greets the people at the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival (Tien Son Commune, Duy Tien Town, Ha Nam Province). (Photo: THANH DAT)
Tich Dien Doi Son Festival has long been a beauty in community cultural activities because it is a festival rich in humanity, with profound agricultural extension, expressing gratitude to the ancestors in the discovery, expanding fields, upholding the spirit of being close to the people, and respecting farmers and farming.
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From early in the morning, people here eagerly process the palanquin from the village to the ceremony site of the Tich Dien Doi Son festival. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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Procession of the dragon at the Tich Dien Doi Son festival. (Photo: Thanh Dat)
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The Tich Dien Doi Son Festival 2022 takes place from February 5-7 (the fifth to seventh day of the Lunar New Year) in the Doi Son area of Tien Son Commune, Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Province. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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The festival begins with a drum performance by the female drum team of Doi Tam Village. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates attend the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival 2022. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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Artisan Pham Chi Khang, Head of the celebration of Doi Tam Village, Tien Son Commune, reads a report to open the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival 2022. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates offering incense to commemorate the King. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc delivers the opening speech at the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival 2022. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presents lucky money to people at the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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The festival recreates the image of King Le Dai Hanh going down to the fields with the hope of a favourable year of wind and rain with a bountiful harvest. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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The delegates went down to the fields to plough the first field at the Tich Dien Doi Son Festival. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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Village women sprinkle the seeds. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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The winning buffalo participates in the Tich Dien festival on February 7. This year, the number of buffaloes participating in the buffalo decoration painting contest at Tich Dien Festival has been reduced to 10. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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A large number of local people come to the festival to watch each furrow. (Photo: THANH DAT)
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According to historical documents and folklore, in the spring of Dinh Hoi year, the 7th year of Thien Phuc (987 CE), King Le Dai Hanh returned to the foot of Doi mountain to celebrate the first Tich Dien Festival in national history, opening a new history page for Vietnamese agriculture. Since then, the Tich Dien Festival has become a custom that has been performed respectfully and solemnly by later dynasties. (Photo: THANH DAT)
