Eleven new national intangible cultural heritages recognised
- Tran Thuong Temple festival named national intangible heritage
- Spring festivals’ atmosphere spreading in Vietnam
- Festival of Phuc Khanh temple opens
The heritages consist of traditional festival, social practices and beliefs, folk performing art and folk knowledge.
They include the worshipping festival dedicated to Au Co – the legendary mother of Vietnam (Phu Tho), the festival of Tich dien (ploughing), Tran temple, wrestling (Ha Nam), Bo Da pagoda festival (Bac Giang), Keo pagoda festival (Thai Binh), Duom temple festival (Thai Nguyen) and the festival of Ha, Thuong, Y La (Tuyen Quang).
The Au Co Temple Festival takes place for three days from the fifth to the seventh day of the first lunar month in the northern province of Phu Tho to pray for peace, good weather, prosperity and happiness.
The temple was built under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (15th century) and named a national historical and cultural relic site in 1991.
The art of writing on Buong leaves of the Khmer ethnic people in An Giang, along with “Sac bua” (Tet greeting) singing in Ben Tre, and “Han Khuong” singing of the Thai ethnic group in Yen Bai also received recognition.