Long Tong Festival of the Tay people

Long Tong Festival of the Tay people

Lang Son

Long Tong Festival of the Tay people in Lang Son The Long Tong Festival, also known as the harvest festival, is the most awaited festival of the year by the Tay people in Lang Son. Anyone who has ever attended the Long Tong Festival will never forget the joyful atmosphere. People in the village, young and old, wear their best clothes to gather and have fun on the large land in the village. Mr. Hoang Mi Lan, chairman of Thanh Hoa commune, Yen Lang district, said: "For the Lang Son Tay people, the Long Tong festival is a festival to report the achievements of the past year to the god of agriculture, and at the same time ask the god of agriculture to bestow good things on the agricultural sector, praying for good rain and wind next year, cool climate, animals multiply, and people are healthy. Through the spring festival, the national spirit and solidarity of the community are affirmed." On the festival day, the people of Thanh Hoa commune all participate in the ceremony. Every house has a sumptuous offering tray to make offerings to the earth god, mountain god, Than Nong and Tutelary God. Offerings usually include sticky rice, white wine and cakes such as Khau sli, Day cake, Che Lam... but indispensable boiled castrated rooster, roasted pork, sticky rice, Chung cake, Khao cake, Burn cake. Each product offered to heaven and earth, Shen Nong carries a meaning that shows the harmony of heaven and earth, is the result of the labor of diligent, hard-working, and diligent hands, expressing gratitude to heaven and earth, the ancestors, and the gods who always bless and protect the people to have favorable and bountiful harvests in production and happiness in life. The Long Tong Festival is held outdoors, on a large, most convenient field. Mr. Hoang Mi Lan said: "On holidays, we make plowing paths to symbolize the new year, the land is turned over so that we can work for a new year. We must choose people from the past year to represent those who know how to do business in the agricultural field. With such an area, the productivity is more than others, and the number of working days is less. If the above is achieved, that person will be represented to hold the new plowing path." After the plowing ceremony to open the festival, there is a fun game of shuttlecock throwing. The beautiful, colorful ones with long fabric tassels are thrown into the air, towards the top of the tree. Boys and girls gathered around the shuttlecocks. The eyes and hands are waiting for the gift to convey the love of the person they love. Therefore, Long Tong festival is also an opportunity for boys and girls to exchange relationships and make promises. Mr. Luong Quoc Trinh, Thanh Hoa commune, said: "The youth of the nation look forward to the festival to meet each other and date until the festival. We wear traditional costumes, sing and talk to each other. Married people come to meet old friends who they loved in the past but couldn't marry, and meet to have fun." People in the commune happily participate in games such as flag procession, stilt walking, cockfighting, swinging, and tug of war. The most exciting thing is the lion dance performance. Mr. Mi Lan said that if the Long Tong festival does not have a lion dance, it is not a Long Tong festival: "The Long Tong festival must have a lion dance. The lion represents the power of a supernatural being. The lion dance is to pray for fortune, fortune, good health, eliminate pests, bring good things and chase away bad things." Long Tong Festival is held in spring, the season of desire and anticipation. This spring, coming to Lang Son, visitors will be able to immerse themselves in the unique folk games of the Long Tong festival and enjoy the endless mountain scenery, misty villages, where the Tay people live in Lang Son. The Long Tong Festival brings visitors from far away many unforgettable experiences and everyone promises to come back next spring to attend the Long Tong festival./.

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