Fire-making and rice-cooking contest enlivens early Lunar New Year festival

Fire-making and rice-cooking contest enlivens early Lunar New Year festival

VOV.VN - The traditional “running- fire-making -rice-cooking” contest is held annually on the eighth day of the first lunar month at Thi Cam communal house in Xuan Phuong ward, Hanoi. The event recreates the spirit of military training in ancient times while preserving a longstanding cultural tradition.

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