Traditional celebration of Doan Ngo Festival replicated
An ancient ritual was reproduced on June 1 at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi as part of the celebration of the Doan Ngo Festival (which take place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), Nhan dan newspaper reported.
Traditional celebration of Doan Ngo Festival replicated at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi. (Photo: nhandan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - An ancient ritual was reproduced on June 1 at Thang LongImperial Citadel in Hanoi as part of the celebration of the Doan Ngo Festival(which take place on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month), Nhan dannewspaper reported.
During the Later Le Dynasty (1533 - 1789), kings hosted a ritual to give fansto all the mandarins during the Doan Ngo Festival in summer.
With the hot weather surrounding Doan Ngo Festival, the ritual to give fans toall the mandarins showed the king's special care for the mandarins.
This year, the organising board displayed a 2.4m-sized royal fan from 1503 witha poem written by King Le Hien Tong inscribed on the fan along with the displayof some replica fans for kings, queens and mandarins.
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Traditional celebration of Doan Ngo Festival replicated at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi. (Photo: nhandan.vn) 
