Hoa Lu Festival is firstly a traditional festival of the residents of the historic Hoa Lu capital. The community here is the subject of creation, conservation, preservation and development of cultural values of this festival. The traditional sacrifices to the spiritual culture proud of the cultural tradition of the historic Hoa Lu capital. The water procession brought the message of wet rice farmers to pray for good rain and good weather, good crops. The procession of the palanquin both evokes the sacred atmosphere and has the spiritual meaning of the community, rich in cultural nuances of the villagers.
In addition to honoring the identity of the locals themselves, the Hoa Lu Festival is also a place where unique cultural nuances of many other local and local communities are sublime. From the drum dance of Khanh Tien to the tangy and bustling dance to the melody of Khanh Mau, Khanh Cuong (Yen Khanh) is sweet and passionate. From the beat of gong ancient heroic spirit bringing the soul of Nho Quan mountain to the melody of love, sadness to the heart of Yen Mo region ... The variety of cultural nuances makes the festival unique and appealing. showing the rich and dynamic development in culture of the community and localities in the province.
The valuable point is that the cultural nuances of the localities are different, reflecting very strongly the characteristics of the natural and social conditions that make up them, but these cultural elements do not confront, exclude each other, but supplement them. mutual influence, exalted the "unity in diversity" of Hoa Lu festival culture.
At Hoa Lu Festival, the story of identity is also concerned by the organizers. Typically, there are many traditional folk games organized such as cooking rice, 6-leg clogs, boat racing, wrestling, cockfighting, chess play, crossbow shooting ... Folk games is the soul of traditional festivals, it makes the past closer to the present, is the link between the spirit of the generations but apart from time but with the same cultural origin, common Reverence with traditional spiritual values.
Any festival season, right from the start of the drum drum is also the time to start wrestling. The athletes from Yen Thinh (Yen Mo), Yen Ve (Khanh Phu - Yen Khanh), Dinh Hoa (Kim Son) were very excited. The drumming of the wrestling and the silhouettes will be as funny as the festive atmosphere. From the material, the beauty of chivalry, the spirit of the typical community activities of the agricultural residents were discovered.
Rowing contest is also another cultural feature of Hoa Lu ancient people. With characteristics derived from natural and historical conditions, the use of boats has been in the tradition of the residents of this land. Boat racing at the festival is always the most welcomed by people and visitors. Mr. Hoang Tu Anh, Vice Chairman of Hoa Lu District Farmers' Union - the organization of the boat race said: “Based on the living and fighting habits of the people from time immemorial in history, the Organizing Committee has improved marginal points to match the current situation. Members of the Farmers' Association of Ninh Hai, Ninh Xuan and Truong Yen communes, who are boating staff at tourist boat landing stages: Tam Coc-Bich Dong and Trang An will participate in the boat racing game. The fast and clever rowing game has the significance of reviewing the tradition in the history of the ancient capital of Hoa Lu, It is also a community education about activities for tourists at the tourist sites, as well as an entertainment activity serving festivals with the meaning of cultural and spiritual activities for farmers' members. And this activity itself is also a cultural festival characteristic of Hoa Lu festival.
The formation and accumulation of Hoa Lu Festival's values is a long and selective process. Through Hoa Lu Festival, in addition to the solemnly organized ceremonies, which are historically educational for generations, it is also a place to honor the traditional culture through elaborately organized and carefully organized festivals. muscular, makes the vigor of the festival in the life of the ancient capital
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