HN has two new intangible cultural heritages

The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism released Decision 446/QD-BVHTTDL on new national intangible cultural heritages. 

Trieu Khuc village festival

Trieu Khuc village festival – Unique folk culture

Every year, from the ninth to the 12th day of the lunar calendar, villagers in Trieu Khuc (Thanh Tri district, Hanoi) eagerly enjoy their traditional Trieu Khuc village festival, with the highlight “danh bong” dance - featuring feminine gestures and movements but performed by young men in the village.

The folk dance, which dates back hundreds of years, is not only a unique cultural product, but is also the pride of the Trieu Khuc people. The dance has been preserved and performed as an indispensable part of the village festival, thanks to the efforts of the elderly artists who passed on their passion on preserving the dance on to the next generations.

Besides the procession of ordinance, the ceremony offering betels or sacrifices, the festival had many interesting folk games such as the lion dance, cock-fighting and wrestling that are full of the cultural identities of the Red River delta. The festival also retains its distinctive features with two ancient dances called “Con di danh bong” and “Mua chay co”.  

Me Tri green sticky rice

Me Tri green sticky rice – specialties of Ha Noi

Speaking of culinary culture in Ha Noi, we cannot fail to mention a specialty of Ha Noi – green (young) sticky rice from Vong village. This is a folk and elegant food in the occasion of the fall season.

Vong village in Ha Noi, is said to produce the best green sticky rice in Viet Nam. When autumn comes (August to October), Hanoians remember and love the special taste of this very good green sticky rice from Vong village which is a special gift for many travelers to Ha Noi in the fall season.

The legend has it that in the autumn from thousands years ago, when rice in flowering period, there was a very huge storm which destroyed all paddy fields. The local people in Vong village had to collect and roast remaining young rice to eat. Unbelievable the dish as the last resort turned out to have distinctively delicious taste and later become a delicacy of the village – Com Vong (Green sticky rice of Vong village)./.

By Kim Loan