Tich Dien Festival to be restored in Ha Nam Province

The Tich Dien (King’s Ploughing) Festival in Doi Son originated from the fact that on a spring day in the 10th century King Le Dai Hanh went to plough a field to encourage people to work diligently.

After over 1,000 years, the old festival was reproduced right in the field where King Le Dai Hanh had ploughed, at the foot of Doi Mountain in Doi Son Commune, Duy Tien District, Ha Nam Province. The festival was aimed to retell an old story and promote the “Agriculture, rural areas and farmers” movement in the renovation period.

The 2010 festival will take place in the northern province of Ha Nam from February 18-20 (from the fifth to seventh day of the first lunar month).

Various activities, including a buffalo-decorating contest, Cheo (Vietnamese traditional opera) performances, a lion dancing festival and a martial art competition, will be held during the festival.

Ha Nam Province plans to organise the Ploughing Festival every year and upgrade it to a national festival.