Photos: Pig procession festival in La Phu village

VOV.VN - A large number of local people and visitors joined the Pig Procession festival in La Phu village, Hoai Duc, Hanoi on February 9.

The annual festival takes place on the 13th day of the first lunar month.


Local people worship their Tutelary God with offerings of pigs.

Villagers raise a pig with special care from the previous year to reach 120-200kg.


The pig weighs up to 200kg.





Some photos at the festival







This year, 17 pigs are selected for the festival.


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