Loc Binh commune inaugurates the Hang Dap Festival.

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- On the morning of March 18th, the People's Committee of Loc Binh commune held the opening ceremony of the Hang Dap Festival 2026. Attending the opening ceremony were leaders from several communes, units, and armed forces in the area, along with a large number of local people and tourists from all over.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony of the festival.

The Hang Dap Festival is held on the last day of the first lunar month every year. This is an occasion for people from villages and hamlets in the commune and surrounding areas to enthusiastically participate in the festival, praying for favorable weather, a bountiful harvest, and a prosperous and happy life.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Loc Binh commune beats the drum to officially open the festival.

The lion-cat dance performance in the festival's opening ceremony.

Since ancient times, festivals have also served as a space for cultural exchange, where young men and women meet and sing call-and-response songs through traditional folk melodies such as sli of the Nung ethnic group, xang co of the San Chi ethnic group, and luon of the Tay ethnic group, contributing to preserving and spreading the cultural identity of ethnic groups in the area.

The unique Then singing performance at the festival.

This year, the festival is organized with many rich and attractive activities such as folk song and dance performances; exhibitions and introductions of typical local products; competitions in folk games such as tug-of-war, throwing the ball, stick pushing, blindfolded duck catching… along with food stalls and spring newspapers serving the people and tourists.

Athletes participate in the stick-pushing competition at the festival.

On this occasion, the festival organizing committee also awarded first, second, and third prizes, as well as a style award, to individuals participating in the 2026 Loc Binh Commune Expanded Nightingale Singing Contest.

The festival organizing committee presented awards to individuals participating in the Nightingale Singing Contest in Loc Binh commune.

A large number of locals and tourists attended the opening ceremony of the festival.

The festival is organized to bring together unique cultural values, reflecting religious and spiritual life, meeting the needs for community interaction and cohesion, and enhancing cultural life; creating a joyful and enthusiastic atmosphere among the people, thereby promoting the tradition of solidarity, labor competition, production, and socio -economic development, contributing to building a more prosperous, beautiful, and civilized homeland.

Delegates and citizens read books and newspapers in the spring newspaper reading booth at the festival.

Locals and tourists participate in the traditional bamboo pole dance at the festival.

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