Tens of thousands of people and tourists followed the footsteps of the army on the march, along the dike slopes to follow the "long march" of Saint Giong. Witnessing the First Battle: Playing chess in Dong Dam and Mr. Hieu's flag dance
Leading the way were the Red Shirt group wearing colorful ao dai, holding rattan whips, two old school teachers and the Black Shirt group...
The festival is preserved by the local people and passed down basically intact from generation to generation; it is a folk theater, taking place in a large space with thousands of main roles being the people; aimingto educate the tradition of patriotism, national pride, and love of peace of the Vietnamese people. With such great and unique values, in 2010, the Gióng Festival at Phù Đổng Temple, Gia Lâm District, together with the Gióng Festival at Sóc Temple, Sóc Sơn District, were recognized by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".
"Mr. Hieu" drum, the Left General of Saint Giong, holds the ceremony of leaving the generalship
The festival has 28 female generals playing the role of villains, symbolizing 28 invading armies.
Mr. Headmaster
To organize the Gióng Festival at Phù Đổng Temple, those who have the honor of being chosen to play important roles such as the Commanders (Flag Commanders, Drum Commanders, Gong Commanders, Trung Quân Commanders, Tiểu Cổ Commanders), the role of Cô Tướng or the Áo Đen and Áo Đỏ groups... must abstain from activities for a whole month before the festival. The main festival day is on the 9th of April, taking place solemnly, sacredly and bustlingly, especially the two battles: The first battle is the chess game at Đống Đàm and the second battle is the chess game at Soi Bia. The battlefield is 3 mats, on each mat there is a large bowl symbolizing mountains and hills, covered with a white piece of paper symbolizing the clouds and sky. Surrounding them is the army of Thánh Gióng and on the other side is the army of 28 female enemy generals (symbolizing the Yin element). After the Saint worshiping ceremony, the Flag Commanders take turns entering each mat, jumping over the hills (upside down bowls) and performing the "chess playing" movements. The cheers echoed with the sound of gongs and drums, showing the fierceness of the battle. The end of each flag dance was the end of a battle. As soon as the flag bearer stepped off the mat, the mat was thrown up, and people rushed in to grab pieces of the mat with the belief that it would bring their families luck throughout the year.
The "Phu Gia Ngoai" army carries the horse of Saint Giong
Gióng Festival 2022 attracts tens of thousands of people and tourists to participate
People rushed to get the pieces of mat that they believed would bring their families luck throughout the year.
The joy of people participating in the Festival to get lucky mats
The annual Gióng Festival attracts tens of thousands of people and tourists to participate. It is an opportunity to promote the image of the country, its people, its unique traditional culture, an intangible cultural heritage recognized by UNESCO. The rituals, folk performances, dances, songs, costumes... demonstrate the tradition of filial piety towards ancestors, national heroes and the spirit of tolerance and humanity of the Vietnamese people. With thousands of people voluntarily and wholeheartedly participating for generations, it has shown the everlasting vitality of a Vietnamese cultural heritage.
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