Attending the event was Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh. He praised the provincial authorities in restoring and preserving the annual ploughing festival, aiming at educating and promoting Vietnamese cultural values and encouraging the rural agricultural development. He also asked Ha Nam province’s government, local authorities and relevant departments to restructure agricultural sector accompanied the implementation of new rural development; strengthen the supply chain collaboration; renew the production organization; enhance mechanization and competiveness; apply eco-friendly technologies to reach US$43 billion in agricultural export in this year to reach US$ 20 billion and complete the National Target Programs for New Rural Development 2016-2020. The annual ploughing festival which falls on the 7th day of the first lunar month was revived for the first time in 2009. According to historical records, the first Tich Dien festival was held in 987 AD during the reign of King … [Read more...] about Annual Tich Dien ploughing festival opens in Ha Nam province
Doi son ploughing festival
Traditional ploughing festival wishes for bumper harvests
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (front, right) takes part in the ploughing ritual at the Tich dien festival on February 11 (Photo: VNA) Ha Nam (VNA) – The traditional Tich dien (ploughing) festival was held in Doi Son commune of Duy Tien district, the northern province of Ha Nam, on February 11 to pray for bumper harvests and prosperity for all. Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh took part in the ploughing ritual at the event. According to historical records, the first Tich dien ceremony of Vietnam was organised at the foot of Doi Mountain by King Le Dai Hanh in the spring of 987. This ceremony has become a tradition practiced in every spring since then. The festival features the procession of the memorial tablet of King Le Dai Hanh from Long Doi Son Pagoda to the foot of Doi Mountain, where it merges with the processions of the local tutelary god and the founder of the Doi Tam drum making craft. The joint procession then moves to the paddy area believed to be … [Read more...] about Traditional ploughing festival wishes for bumper harvests
Buffalo painting contest held in Ha Nam
A buffalo painting competition has been held at a ploughing festival in Ha Nam Province on February 10. The buffalos were turned into canvases as 24 participants from Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thai Binh and one from Russia joined the contest. The buffalo painting competition was first held in 2009. The buffalos were gathered for Doi Son Tich Dien or ploughing festival which was held on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year which fell on February 10 this year in Doi Son commune, and the winning buffalos will be used in the ploughing ceremony to pray for good harvests held on February 11. The festival is an important event, aiming to encourage agriculture and promote the building of new-style rural areas. King Le Dai Hanh started the festival when he worked on the field himself in 987. However, the annual festival was forgotten for a long time and was only resumed in 2009. Some photos of the festival taken on February 10: Buffalo painting competition … [Read more...] about Buffalo painting contest held in Ha Nam
Painting contest held for buffaloes joining ploughing festival in Ha Nam
Doi Son Tich Dien (ploughing) Festival is held annually on the seventh day of the first lunar month, with an aim to pray for bumper harvests in the New Year. Ha Nam (VNA) – A buffalo painting contest for the Doi Son Tich Dien (ploughing) Festival was held on February 10, or the sixth day of the Lunar New Year in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district, the northern province of Ha Nam. The event drew 24 painters from various localities nationwide, and a Russian who painted buffaloes chosen for the traditional festival, which will be held on February 11, or the seventh day of the first lunar month, with an aim to pray for bumper harvests in the New Year. Buffaloes painted by winners of the contest will join the Tich Dien festival, a highlight of Ha Nam tourism, which also aims to encourage farmers to develop agricultural production and promote the building of new-style rural areas. The Tich Dien festival features the importance of agriculture and the role of farmers, and … [Read more...] about Painting contest held for buffaloes joining ploughing festival in Ha Nam