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Traditional ploughing festival wishes for bumper harvests

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VOV.VN - The traditional Tịch điền (ploughing) festival was held in Doi Son commune of Duy Tien district, northern Ha Nam province, on February 4 to pray for bumper harvests and prosperity for people moving into the new lunar year.
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The annual festival is organised on the seventh day of the first lunar month with the aim of praying for a bumper rice harvest in the new lunar year.
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It’s said the first ploughing ceremony was organised at the foot of Doi Mountain by King Le Dai Hanh in the spring of 987, and the ritual has become a tradition practiced in every spring since.
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The festival reflects the great importance of agricultural production as part of the economy.
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Leaders offer incense in tribute to King Le Dai Hanh before the festival begins.
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A performance of drumbeats marks the start of the new growing season.
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A respected elderly farmer, dressed in a royal robe of King Le Dai Hanh, descends to the field to plough.
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He is then followed by a crowd throwing green peas, peanuts, and rice seeds.
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Farmers take part in the ploughing ritual at the event.
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The image of a buffalo is closely tied to the wet rice civilization in Vietnam, highlighting its vital role in traditional agriculture.
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Some buffaloes are selected to participate in the ritual to pray for favourable weather and bumper crops.
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Despite the development of science and technology in agriculture, the traditional ploughing ritual has been held every spring to preserve and develop the country’s cultural tradition.
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