Every year, on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, people far from Dai Dong (Vinh Tuong – Vinh Phuc) eagerly organize and attend the festival “Buffalo, straw, cow”.With the meaning of praying for a year of favorable rain and wind, and a bountiful harvest, the two villages of Dong Ve and Bich Dai gathered at the village shrine to reenact the old legend.Located in Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province, Dai Dong commune as well as many other purely agricultural areas, people here always wish for favorable rain and wind in the beginning of the new year to get a bountiful harvest.To prepare for the festival “Buffalo, straw cow”, the people of Dai Dong commune prepare very carefully from the stage of costumes… Especially, the main characters are buffaloes and cows made from carefully selected straw. from the pre-harvest crop, processed by drying and preserving.From very early on, the people of the two villages of Dong Ve and Bich Dai gathered, the “buffalo and cow” straws were arranged in front of the communal house yard and the elders checked before going to the temple of Dai Dong commune to do the work. ceremony.According to PV’s research, the “Buffalo Straw Cow Cow” Festival was restored in 1996, keeping the core features of the old festival. All participated and played games in the temple courtyard at the beginning of the year, creating a bustling spring picture, full of human values.After the ceremony of the elderly at the temple of Dai Dong village, the jubilant festival atmosphere began to take place, the buffaloes made of straw and straw were transformed by the people to plow.The main part of the festival is to re-enact the activities of the “four peoples of business”: farmers, teachers, students, and carpenters. They represent four classes: scholar, farmer, worker, and merchant.Through daily agricultural production activities, the people of Dai Dong express their desire for labor, pray for good harvests, and pray for good fortune, believing that the rain is favorable, the trees are lush, and the livestock and poultry proliferate.The exciting atmosphere of the festival was created by the people of Dai Dong commune to look forward to a year of enthusiastic production.The festival “Buffalo, straw, cow” is a typical festival of the wet rice civilization in the Red River Delta region.
Every year, on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, people far from Dai Dong (Vinh Tuong – Vinh Phuc) eagerly organize and attend the festival “Buffalo, straw, cow”.
With the meaning of praying for a year of favorable rain and wind, and a bountiful harvest, the two villages of Dong Ve and Bich Dai gathered at the village shrine to reenact the old legend.
Located in Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province, Dai Dong commune as well as many other purely agricultural areas, people here always wish for favorable rain and wind in the beginning of the new year to get a bountiful harvest.
To prepare for the festival “Buffalo, straw cow”, the people of Dai Dong commune prepare very carefully from the stage of costumes… Especially, the main characters are buffaloes and cows made from carefully selected straw. from the pre-harvest crop, processed by drying and preserving.
From very early on, the people of the two villages of Dong Ve and Bich Dai gathered, the “buffalo and cow” straws were arranged in front of the communal house yard and the elders checked before going to the temple of Dai Dong commune to do the work. ceremony.
According to PV’s research, the “Buffalo Straw Cow Cow” Festival was restored in 1996, keeping the core features of the old festival. All participated and played games in the temple courtyard at the beginning of the year, creating a bustling spring picture, full of human values.
After the offerings of the elderly at the temple of Dai Dong village, the jubilant festival atmosphere began to take place, the people with straw and straw buffaloes were transformed into plowing.
The main part of the assembly is to re-enact the activities of the “four peoples of business”: farmers, teachers, students, and carpenters. They represent four classes: scholar, farmer, worker, and merchant.
Through daily agricultural production activities, Dai Dong people express their desire for labor, pray for good harvests, and pray for good fortune, believing that the rain is favorable, the trees are lush, and the livestock and poultry proliferate.
The exciting atmosphere of the festival was created by the people of Dai Dong commune to look forward to a year of enthusiastic production.
The festival “Buffalo, straw, cow” is a typical festival of the wet rice civilization in the Red River Delta region.
