Son Buffalo Fighting Festival is a traditional festival of the people Son District - Hai Phong, the official organization at the annual Lunar 9/8, earlier there were two kinds of struggles in mid May and lunar 8/6. This is not just a festival associated with hydro-god worship and make sacrifices but also the martial spirit of the coastal people, Haiphong.
The preparation for this festival is very elaborate, to choose to buy, feed and train buffalo. Buffalo fighting is "broad breast, groin to neck stork, tail boy, ass sharp, horn bow, the thigh ..." buffalo from 4 to 5 years of age or older. Fighting buffaloes are kept in separate cages, normally not exposed to the buffalo.
Bullfighting festivals as well as many other festivals have two parts, the festival and the festival mix. From the first day of a month, the elderly in the village have made sacrifice Deprivation Scores at Home General. Now, the village has cattle must confront the ceremony. Then the procession water (fitted with sacrificial Sea Spirit). Genie bottle once a year instead of every village (ward) bring in their families. In the village, the owner is given buffalo buffalo tutelary ceremony. After the ceremony gods, buffalo fighting has officially been called "Mr. Buffalo", a symbol of spirituality, faith, and the desire of the people here. Bright main festival day, lunar 9/8, residents in family wards will pull out. From there, the procession of the "Mr. Buffalo" stones against injustice, fruit bowl expression family flag flying Fluttering god, boisterous sound of the music bowl.
Assembly takes place in the main part Assembly (9/8) with many activities imbued with national identity. Social dances are 24 adult out of the village into two rows has demonstrated flexibility, strong, flexible Metamorphosis color and subtle in the sounds of drums, cymbals. In the words of the old guard, drums, cymbals work atmosphere in the grounds urged "he buffalo" competition more fierce. Dance with flags, brandishing flags to take down powerful, decisive, rhythmic, sometimes interlaced as the two armies are fighting, expressing man's courage to confront the sea.
At 8 AM, drums, gongs declaration Assembly Speaker service called the "Mr. Buffalo" in matches played. From the two gate north - south of the fiber, buffalo were driven out in pairs at the foot flagpole Five Phoenix (on both sides). Signal emitted from two sides, the two buffaloes move closer together, about 20 meters apart. The next command who suddenly unplug buffalo nose, two buffaloes rushed into battle against each other begin.
When was inconclusive, landscape "Autumn buffalo" is also extremely attractive place captured by the child wins to game ratings, rating first or second home ...
According to ancient notions, if victorious buffalo villages in the festival, the same year the village will have much luck, good weather, people calm during the sea journey. And more particularly whether win or lose, after the end of the festival, the buffalo will be slaughtered to worship, harmonious bridge crops. It is also believed that, if eaten buffalo fighting in festivals, will have much luck.
Buffalo Fighting Festival with bold spiritual culture of coastal people, contribute to the unique style of a coast.
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