On the afternoon of March 9 (ie January 29 of the lunar calendar), at Bo Coc Chu water mine, Pho Cu residential group, Quang Uyen town (Quang Hoa), the Organizing Committee of the Quang Uyen town cannon competition festival held a ceremony to open the dragon's eyes.
This is the opening ceremony for the traditional Firecracker Competition Festival of the ethnic people in Quang Hoa district. According to folk beliefs, dragons fly up from the water, so the Bo Coc Chu spring of Quang Uyen town was chosen as the place to open the dragon's eyes and has been maintained continuously since ancient times.
The elders representing the ethnic groups living in the town are responsible for the ritual of cutting the chicken's throat, taking the chicken's blood to open the dragon's eyes. After the solemn drum beats, the dragons wriggled and flew up under the graceful hands of the warriors, along with the unicorns dancing around the water well three times, praying for favorable weather and wind. After the ceremony at the water well, the dragons, unicorns and the palanquin procession went to Bach Linh Temple, Nung Tri Cao Temple, Tran Hung Dao Temple, and Thien Phuc Pagoda to open the cannon-tossing festival.
The Cannon Fighting Festival will take place from the afternoon of January 29 to February 2 of the lunar calendar. This is the biggest festival in Quang Hoa district, meaning the beginning of all activities of a new year, the beginning of the agricultural production season of the ethnic people in the area, at the same time, wishing the dragon to bring favorable rain and wind, good crops, bountiful harvests, and a prosperous and happy life for the people.
Thuy Tien
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