Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced alist of 11 newly-recognised national intangible cultural heritages.
Theheritages consist of traditional festival, social practices and beliefs, folkperforming art and folk knowledge.
They includethe worshipping festival dedicated to Au Co – the legendary mother of Vietnam(Phu Tho), the festival of Tich dien (ploughing), Tran temple, wrestling (HaNam), Bo Da pagoda festival (Bac Giang), Keo pagoda festival (Thai Binh), Duomtemple festival (Thai Nguyen) and the festival of Ha, Thuong, Y La (TuyenQuang).
The Au CoTemple Festival takes place for three days from the fifth to the seventh day ofthe first lunar month in the northern province of Phu Tho to pray for peace,good weather, prosperity and happiness.
The festival is opened with a ritual worshipping the guardian deity at thelocal communal house, followed by a palanquin procession of offerings from thehouse to the Au Co Temple.
The templewas built under the reign of King Le Thanh Tong (15th century) and named anational historical and cultural relic site in 1991.
Meanwhile,the Tich Dien (ploughing) festival is held on the seventh day of the first lunarmonth, which aims to pray the role of farmers.
The festivalbegan in 987 during the Le Dynasty (1428-1788) when King Le Dai Hanh decided toplough in Doi Son commune, Duy Tien district to wish for bumper crops.
The practicethen became an annual tradition held through many dynasties before falling intooblivion under the reign of King Khai Dinh of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945).It was restored in 2009.
The art ofwriting on Buong leaves of the Khmer ethnic people in An Giang, along with “Sacbua” (Tet greeting) singing in Ben Tre, and “Han Khuong” singing of the Thaiethnic group in Yen Bai also received recognition.-VNA
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Au Co Temple Festival (Source: hanoitimes.com.vn) 
