Fishermen in Da Nang bury the whale.

While at sea, fishermen in Da Nang discovered the carcass of a whale and brought it ashore to bury it according to local customs and traditions.

On the evening of October 26th, the People's Committee of Tho Quang Ward (Son Tra District, Da Nang City) announced that the local authorities and fishermen had completed the burial procedures for the whale according to local customs.

Earlier that morning, fisherman Truong Dong Phong (residing in Tho Quang Ward) reported to local authorities the discovery of a whale carcass drifting ashore while his fishing boat was returning to shore after a fishing trip. The fishermen approached, retrieved the whale, and brought it ashore.

Fishermen bring the whale carcass ashore. Photo: Nguyen Tu

At the beach in Tho Quang ward, fishermen brought the whale (approximately 1.5 meters long and weighing about 100 kg) ashore, then informed the Tho Quang ward People's Committee and the elders of the fishing village to perform the burial procedures. According to the traditional customs of the local fishermen, after three years of burial, the whale's bones are enshrined in the whale shrines and temples in the Da Nang coastal area.

Nguyen Tu

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