Accordingly, the opening of the fishing festival is the whale welcoming ceremony at An Hoa estuary, Tam Quang commune, followed by the incense offering ceremony and the peace praying ceremony, etc. These ceremonies are held solemnly and respectfully by local fishermen to pray for a new year with many catches of shrimp and fish, calm seas and favorable weather.
Fisherman Duong Van Cu, owner of fishing boat 00199 TS, in An Hai Tay village said: “Every year, on the first days of the new year, local fishermen always participate in the fishing festival to pray for a new year of favorable weather, calm seas, and a good catch of shrimp and fish in the boat’s hold. At the same time, they will have an additional source of income to support their family.”
Fisherman Cu added that his boat has prepared all the fishing gear and fuel, costing nearly 100 million VND. A few days after the fishing festival, his boat will set sail to catch seafood in Vietnam's Hoang Sa - Truong Sa fishing grounds.
Mr. Nguyen Chien, Head of Van Xuan Hai Tomb, said: “The fishing festival is a traditional festival of local fishermen that we organize every year on the 6th day of Tet. The festival takes place right on the first days of the new year. The purpose of this festival is for the fishing community to pray for a new year of favorable weather, calm seas and a good catch of shrimp and fish.”
Speaking at the fishing festival, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh, Secretary of the Tam Quang Commune Party Committee, said that the fishing festival is a spiritual cultural feature of coastal fishermen in Tam Quang Commune in particular and coastal districts in Quang Nam Province in general. Therefore, fishermen in coastal communes often organize it on the first days of the new year.
Through this, we hope for a favorable new year in catching many shrimps and fish, and show solidarity, help each other overcome difficulties when encountering incidents at sea, and at the same time comply with the regulations of the law at sea.
“In 2023, Tam Quang commune's catch output will reach more than 18,000 tons of seafood. Currently, Nui Thanh district has more than 400 boats with a capacity of over 90 CV for offshore fishing, of which Tam Quang commune has 200 boats, thereby creating jobs for 4,000 direct workers and providing logistics for offshore fishing,” said Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh.
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