Noi Bridge Robbery Association

Contest Entry Code: 224e4f2f9ab04c03ad7a97595b50029c

Unit: Cá nhân

Place of creation: Noi Communal House, Tan Yen Commune, Bac Ninh., Bắc Ninh, Vietnam

The Noi Communal House Bridge Robbing Festival is a unique folk festival held at Noi Communal House, Viet Lap Commune, Tan Yen District, Bac Giang Province - a place that marks the Yen The Uprising and is ranked as a special national monument. The festival is imbued with the cultural identity of the Kinh Bac agricultural residents, combining the belief of praying for a good harvest, folk art and traditional sports. The festival takes place at the beginning of the year with many solemn rituals and attractive folk games. The offerings to the Saint are elaborately prepared according to the village convention, including jet-black pigs, phoenix-winged chickens, sticky rice and wrapped trees - elaborately shaped folk culinary works, demonstrating the ingenuity and creativity of the local people. The most special highlight of the festival is the game of robbing the hook bridge, a highly symbolic religious ritual. The red-painted jackfruit wooden ball, symbolizing the sun and the moon, is carried from the back palace to the communal house yard in a solemn and bustling atmosphere. Two teams of strong, good-natured men compete using hooks made of bamboo or bent iron, with the goal of bringing the ball to their team’s hole. The game not only demonstrates solidarity and collective strength, but also prays for favorable weather and bountiful harvests.

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