Tra Co Village Festival
Tra Co Village Festival
Time: 1st day of the 6th lunar month
Place: Tra Co, Mong Cai Town, Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship: Six village’s tutelary god and Nguyen Huu Cau, a peasant leader during Le Dynasty.
Tra Co has an area of 12sq.km and over 1,000 inhabitants, and is credited with many scenic spots and historical and cultural vestiges such as the Mang dunes, the Tra Co communal house, the Linh Khanh pagoda, the Xuan Lan pagoda and a number of interesting customs. Consequently, Tra Co is quite popular with Vietnamese and foreign visitors.
The Tra Co Village Festival starts annually from May 30 to June 7, but it actually stretches from the end of May to June 10. Its agenda comprises, among other things, a general ceremony, a contest in pigs breeding, and a culinary contest. The communal house is the main place where is held the festival.
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