Dear Anna,
I have received your letter and I feel so glad when knowing that you had passed your examinations with good marks.
Spring - the start of a season in, season, fertility of things, plants ... Between the weather was warm, dry MOT drooping heart went Assembly, pilgrims of the origin, play and pray Fresh hope for good harvests, human happiness.
Festivals in our country so diverse and rich. According to the researchers folklore, Vietnam has nearly 500 major traditional festivals, small spread around the country in four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Each festival offers a traits and personal values, but always towards a sacred object of worship should be like the hero against foreign invaders, who have transmitted the teaching profession, anti-disaster , eradicate the evil animals, wool rich people of the world ...
​With drinking water, remember the source of thought, memory and fruit growers, the festival takes place with a vibrant area, the state, as a bridge between the past with the present, making the young generation today understands the merits ancestry, more proud of the traditional homeland, their country. In particular, the festival in our country attached to villages, places, lands as a component can not be missing in people's community life.
Because most of the festival in Vietnam is often associated with historical events, people remember the war to the country against invaders so fun to play at numerous festivals often bring strong martial spirit such as selling it in competition, wrestling (Assembly Loa), wrestling, fighting, running test (permutation Assembly Khe, Nam Dinh), test fire it, throwing (in the northern ethnic minorities), etc. .. at the festival of ethnic kinsfolk Highlands, buffalo stabbing festival is regarded as the most typical.
During this festival, besides buffalo sacrifice ritual stabbing attractive, thrilling game also shield dance, throwing workers, fighting sticks.
The game entertainment at the festival also includes cultural activities, such as social Quan singing them, the time of rice, cock fighting, weaving, wrestling, swinging ... The most special is that the swinging, not only appeared in major festivals, but also play a role in the Tet wild population throughout the village.
Last spring, people often go out east than normal. I look forward to hearing from you.
Love,
Lam Phong