(Cinet)- Long tong festival is often called Hoi xuong dong, a festival of people in the northern mountainous area, which is considered as the religious activity spraying for timely rains and favorable weather, fresh trees, abundant crops, full lives. The organization place is often at the best rice field. Until now no documents confirm when this festival started. But it is sure that it comes from the society of compatriot in the northern mountainous area when living in villages in the community.
Long tong festival – the most important festival at the beginning of the new year, close to the wet rice culture, which is organized to send wishes of people, spraying for timely rains and favorable weather, green rice trees and maniocs, bringing about prosperity which reflects beautifully the diversified culture and full of national character.
Almost the biggest Long tong festivals are often organized on January 4 - 10, as Long tong of Dinh Hoa district ( Thai Nguyen province), Yen Son, Chiem Hoa, Na Hang districts (Tuyen Quang province), Ba Be district (Bac Kan)
Depending on the arrangement of each locality, in each village, the festival is organized to be suitable for the territory. Localities next to each other can come to an agreement to choose different days to have good chances to exchange and discuss.
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