Grooming festival in Hanoi

Grooming festival in Hanoi

Xuan Non, Dong Anh, Hanoi

The groom-picking festival in Duong Yen village is held on the 2nd day of the 2nd lunar month every year. Before entering their roles, the children participated in applying makeup to each other.

Legend has it that when Hai Ba Trung raised the flag of rebellion (40-43), Duong Yen village had a daughter named Le Hoa who was 17-18 years old and still unmarried, who followed the Hai Ba to fight the Eastern Han invaders and achieved many victories. After ascending the throne, Hai Ba Trung appointed Le Hoa to be the governor of Dong Ngan district, headquartered in Duong Yen village. The country returned to peace, Le Hoa held a festival to choose a talented man as her husband.

Those who play the main roles in the festival must go through a selection process. The person who plays the role of the Saint's mother, that is, the Mother Goddess, must be beautiful, perfect, and have an exemplary family. The person who plays the Holy Lady (ie Mrs. Le Hoa) and her two sons-in-law must be boys and girls who do not have their own families, are well-educated, and come from good families.

"One month before the festival, nearly 100 village members prepared and practiced," said Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Doanh, 70 years old, a member of the jury.

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