Cau Ngu festival is the festival of the fish is organized annually on the 12th day of the 1st lunar month at lower Thai Duong Village in Huong Hai Commune of Huong Dien District in memory of the village tutelary genie Truong Quy Cong. His alias is Truong Thieu, and he was a native of the North who came to the village to settle, teach the locals how to fish, and trade junks.
On the eve of the festival, the entire village begins making offerings. Both two parts of the village, the upper and lower, worship to Truong Quy Cong. Late at night, the "fish worshipping ceremony” occurs, where people pray for peace and the future abundance of fish. Every three years, games representing sea fishing activities are organized, such as the "fish catching" game and "net-casting" game. These game occur very actively, taking place in a wide yard, the owners of boats bring a Solid bamboo boat covered by red papers to the yard with a man. They throw a net and stuck the kids who are symbolized for the fish into a circle. This circle is more and more narrow. The boat is carried around the circle with a firecracker explodes jubilantly. The kids try to escape from the net. When the circle is scaled down, the boat’s owner catch a few "fish" to bring to the table and make offering for Thanh Hoang. When finishing offering for Thanh Hoang, some of the fish” are brought to the coast to wash with salt water, some of them are sold. The buyers “fish” (previously disguised by men wearing two layers, green outside, wearing earing) bargain noisily as a real fish sessions. When the boat owners finished "sell fish", they gather into one place (probably pitch in front of a temple or shrine next to the family) to "split the money”. After these games, people tend to go watch the rowing skiffs.
The "net-casting" performance is a form of entertainment that is characterized by rituals to commemorate the merits of the village tutelary genie.
Starting Dates in Western Calendar 14 Feb 2011, 6 Feb 2012.
On the eve of the festival, the entire village begins making offerings. Both two parts of the village, the upper and lower, worship to Truong Quy Cong. Late at night, the "fish worshipping ceremony” occurs, where people pray for peace and the future abundance of fish. Every three years, games representing sea fishing activities are organized, such as the "fish catching" game and "net-casting" game. These game occur very actively, taking place in a wide yard, the owners of boats bring a Solid bamboo boat covered by red papers to the yard with a man. They throw a net and stuck the kids who are symbolized for the fish into a circle. This circle is more and more narrow. The boat is carried around the circle with a firecracker explodes jubilantly. The kids try to escape from the net. When the circle is scaled down, the boat’s owner catch a few "fish" to bring to the table and make offering for Thanh Hoang. When finishing offering for Thanh Hoang, some of the fish” are brought to the coast to wash with salt water, some of them are sold. The buyers “fish” (previously disguised by men wearing two layers, green outside, wearing earing) bargain noisily as a real fish sessions. When the boat owners finished "sell fish", they gather into one place (probably pitch in front of a temple or shrine next to the family) to "split the money”. After these games, people tend to go watch the rowing skiffs.
The "net-casting" performance is a form of entertainment that is characterized by rituals to commemorate the merits of the village tutelary genie.
Starting Dates in Western Calendar 14 Feb 2011, 6 Feb 2012.
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