On the morning of June 29, thousands of people flocked to Nghi Xuan district ( Ha Tinh ) to attend the Vuc Rao fishing festival in 2024. This is the largest fishing festival in Ha Tinh , which has existed and been passed down for over 300 years - Photo: LE MINH
Vuc Rao fishing festival is held in a deep and wide creek in Nam Vien village (Xuan Vien commune, Nghi Xuan district) with an area of about 30 hectares. The water source here is abundant all year round and there are many ponds and lakes, so it is very suitable for freshwater fish to live.
To serve the annual festival, Vuc Rao lagoon usually prohibits people from fishing. Therefore, fish species have space to breed and develop here. Many species of fish with quite large weight have been caught by people in previous festivals.
Vuc Rao fishing festival was born over 300 years ago, is a traditional fishing festival with the strong identity of the rice-growing agricultural residents. The festival is held with the meaning of encouraging the development of agricultural and fishery occupations.
Every year, the festival is usually held in the 5th lunar month because at this time people have finished harvesting their crops and have time to rest and have fun. The festival is quite unique, everyone from old to young, men and women can participate. Even many children who are far away from their families, when they know the time of the festival, also return to attend.
At the ceremony, the village head and elders set up an altar, offered incense and fruits to the local tutelary god at the temple next to Dam Vuc. After the ceremony, a drum and gong sounded, the village head gave a loud cry and then took a fishing net and went down to the pond to catch fish first. Immediately after that, all the participants followed and went down to catch fish amid the cheers of the people.
To participate in the festival, people have to wake up early in the morning, prepare fishing tools such as traps and nets to participate in catching fish. This festival absolutely prohibits fishing nets, so the process of catching fish is exciting and thrilling for the participants.
From 5am, at Dam Vuc, thousands of people from Xuan Vien commune and neighboring areas have flocked to prepare to attend the festival. The excitement of thousands of people makes the atmosphere of excitement cover the whole countryside.
Flycam footage of thousands of people racing to catch fish amid cheers stirring up the countryside
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/hang-ngan-nguoi-dua-nhau-xuong-dam-bat-ca-trong-tieng-reo-ho-20240629131447021.htm
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