Surprise, excitement and excitement - it is the feeling of many visitors when participating in folk games such as: Running, swinging, cooking rice, going on stilts, catching chicks in jars, flying kite flutes ... right in the heart of Bac Ninh city.
As part of a series of activities to celebrate 185 years of establishment and 20 years of re-establishing the province with the participation of more than 200 artisans, the art kite flying program and folk games have revived a region of "childhood memories" ”In the hearts of the people and visitors.
The most awaited in the program is the kite flute competition and art kite performance with the participation of 20 Kite clubs in the Northern provinces and cities. In the open space of Nguyen Van Cu park (Bac Ninh city), hundreds of kites with all kinds and designs performed by experienced artisans and kite players have impressed people. residents and visitors. In particular, two-thirds of the kites in the program are flute kites - the traditional type of kites in the Northern Delta. Each has from 3 to 5 flutes depending on the size, shaped in the traditional way but decorated by artisans with striking patterns and colors, when flying in the sky extremely bright and vivid. Along with that, the sound of a clear and soaring kite flute creates a harmony of the peaceful countryside in the soul of the enjoyment.
Mr. Hoang Van Diep, Director of Vietnam Kite Cultural Heritage Conservation Center shared: “The art kite show offers a useful playground for artisans and kite lovers inside and outside the provincial. The arrival of the traditional kite flutes, with distinctive characteristics and nuances for each region, will remind the image of "childhood kites" in the hearts of visitors to attend, contributing to the conservation and replication of animals. playing Kite flute - a unique cultural beauty of the nation ”.
If you admire the flute kites flying in the sky that bring a sense of peace and relaxation, the playground of other folk games such as fairy swing, walking on stilts, throwing clay pots, catching chicks in jars, run, cook rice ... again exciting because the player must use all the ingenuity, the ability to move quickly and flexibly. After each game, whether winning or not, the audience will give the players a round of applause and cheer. Many young viewers were surprised and excited when they first learned about and played folk games with the typical cultural features of each ancient Kinh Bac countryside.
Incarnated in the character "Thi Mau" in the Running game, guided by artisans from Guot village (Viet Hung commune, Que Vo district), young Nguyen Thi Hoa (Vu Ninh ward, Bac Ninh city) proud inspiration: “Watching and immersing in folk games helps me feel more deeply about the cultural beauty of my father, from which I love and be proud of my native Bac Ninh - Kinh Bac. Although I have not won this time, I am very happy to know an interesting game. I will definitely guide my friends to play this game during extra-curricular activities ”.
Particularly striking is the folk game of the Huu Chap village (Hoa Long commune, Bac Ninh city). The tug of war in the village festival was fully and vividly recreated by the people of Huu Chap village with 70 healthy young men divided into two teams on the East and the West. All were bare-skinned, wearing white pants, tight-fitting belts, and on the East side were tied with a red scarf, the Western side had a blue scarf. The zipper is made of 2 long bamboo sticks, each other is tied together to create three twisted spiders that symbolize the solidarity and sticking of the people in the village. Not only were they watched and immersed in the exciting atmosphere during the tug of war, residents and visitors were also introduced to the traditional meaning of the game, sending their wishes for a year of good wind and rain. peace, good field, full life full ...
Talking about the meaning of the folk games introduced in the program, Mr. Nguyen Van Anh, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that: Folk games are always enthusiastically responded by people, Not only brings joyful laughter, joyful atmosphere but also directs people to the traditional good values of the nation. Especially, folk games are an effective bridge to help the younger generation to understand the hobbies and cultural beauty of their fathers, thereby consciously preserve and promote; at the same time promoting the image of a rich, traditional, friendly Bac Ninh to friends and tourists from near and far.
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