The "Snake Shedding" dance performance about Linh Lang Dai Vuong in a special art program.

TPO - The "Snake Shedding" dance was one of the highlights in the cultural exchange program showcasing intangible cultural heritage "Linh Lang - Sacred Spirit Convergence - Long Bien Shines," held on the evening of March 8th at the Truong Lam communal house, a national historical site in Long Bien District.

TPO - The "Snake Shedding" dance was one of the highlights in the cultural exchange program showcasing intangible cultural heritage "Linh Lang - Sacred Spirit Convergence - Long Bien Shines," held on the evening of March 8th at the Truong Lam communal house, a national historical site in Long Bien District.

Before the opening ceremony, the Standing Deputy Secretary of the Hanoi City Party Committee, Nguyen Van Phong, and the delegation performed the incense offering ritual at the Truong Lam communal house, temple, and pagoda. City leaders congratulated the special program hosted by Long Bien district.

Chairman of the Long Bien District People's Committee, Nguyen Manh Ha, emphasized that the art program "Exchange and Performance of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Linh Lang - Sacred Spirit Convergence - Long Bien Shines" is being held during the traditional festival at many relics dedicated to Linh Lang Dai Vuong across the country. Not only does it vividly recreate the legend of Linh Lang Dai Vuong, but the Long Bien district leaders also hope this will be an opportunity to introduce and disseminate the ancient rituals of the 13 relics dedicated to Linh Lang in Long Bien, and to showcase the unique Snake Shedding Dance ritual of the Truong Lam Temple Festival…

The program is an opportunity to honor historical values ​​and cultural essence, expressing the aspirations of the people in a sacred space and time. It also serves as a foundation for the district to continue organizing scientific seminars, proposing the recognition of the Linh Lang Dai Vuong worship as an intangible cultural heritage, promoting the value of the heritage to become a cultural product, and elevating the Linh Lang worship festival. Long Bien strives to concretize the policy of preserving and promoting intangible cultural heritage and developing the cultural industry according to Resolution 09 of the City Party Committee.

Following the opening act, the audience enjoyed three chapters: Linh Lang Dai Vuong - Supreme God of Fortune, The Spirit of a Thousand Years - Source of Heritage, and The Era of Rising - Aspiration for Breakthrough, presented in a semi-realistic format combined with 3D mapping technology. The music blended folk and modern influences, and the lighting technology depicted the flow of history.

The performances were elaborately staged, recreating the legend of Linh Lang Dai Vuong, honoring the patriotic spirit and water management efforts of the people, and the faith and aspirations of Long Bien. The main highlight was the reenactment of the procession and sacrifice in the Linh Lang Dai Vuong festival and the snake-shedding dance, which was staged as a unique dance.

The program attracted a large crowd. This special art program also commemorated President Ho Chi Minh's visit to the locality, memories that the Party Committee, government, and people of Truong Lam are forever proud of and cherish, telling the story of Long Bien today and its aspiration for breakthroughs in the era of progress.

The Trường Lâm village festival (Long Biên district) is famous for its snake-shedding dance ritual, which dates back to around the 15th century and is associated with the Trường Lâm communal house, a historical site dedicated to three guardian deities, including Linh Lang Đại Vương.

The people of Truong Lam village created the snake shedding dance, recreating the scene where the white snake, the embodiment of Linh Lang Dai Vuong, shed its skin three times to become a saint. Accordingly, unmarried young men are chosen to perform, each taking on a section of the snake and following the rhythm of drums and folk songs to express the shedding process.

Nguyen Khanh

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