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n 2014, I had chance to visit Lim Festival, a traditional festival in Vietnam where the famous Quan Ho folk songs are performed. This special festival was held on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month by local residents in Lim village, Bac Ninh province, Vietnam. Coming here on the festive days, I and thousands of visitors enjoyed the singing of traditional love duets (Quan Ho fork songs) performed by “lien anh” and “lien chi” (male and female Quan Ho singers) behind Lim pagoda, in Lim hill and on dragon boats on Lim rivers. Those singers wore traditional costumes and sang songs in pairs. There were strict rules for their performance in which the singers had to not only react quickly but also have a good understanding of traditional tunes as well as the historical and cultural features of the songs. Like other religious festivals, the Lim Festival went through all ritual stages, from the procession to the worshipping ceremony and other activities. I also watched a weaving competition among the village girls who wove and sang Quan Ho simultaneously. Other traditional games such as human chess-playing, cockfighting contest, rice-cooking contest, tug of war and wrestling were also held. Visiting this festival is a memorable experience to me.

 
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Vào năm 2014, tôi có cơ hội đến thăm Lễ hội Lim, một lễ hội truyền thống ở Việt Nam nơi biểu diễn các bài hát dân gian Quan họ nổi tiếng. Lễ hội đặc biệt này được tổ chức vào ngày mười ba tháng giêng âm lịch của người dân địa phương tại làng Lim, tỉnh Bắc Ninh, Việt Nam. Đến đây vào những ngày lễ hội, tôi và hàng ngàn du khách thưởng thức những bài hát quan họ được thể hiện bởi những liền anh liền chị ở phía sau chùa Lim, trên đồi Lim và trên thuyền rồng trên sông Lim. Những ca sĩ đó mặc trang phục truyền thống và hát những bài hát theo cặp. Có những quy tắc nghiêm ngặt cho màn trình diễn của họ, trong đó các ca sĩ không chỉ phải phản ứng nhanh mà còn hiểu rõ về giai điệu truyền thống cũng như các đặc điểm lịch sử và văn hóa của các bài hát. Giống như các lễ hội tôn giáo khác, Lễ hội Lim đã trải qua tất cả các giai đoạn nghi lễ, từ lễ rước đến lễ cúng và các hoạt động khác. Tôi cũng đã xem một cuộc thi dệt giữa những cô gái làng vừa chơi vừa hát quan cùng một lúc. Các trò chơi truyền thống khác như chơi cờ người, thi đá gà, thi nấu cơm, kéo co và đấu vật cũng được tổ chức. Đến thăm lễ hội này là một trải nghiệm đáng nhớ với tôi.

1. What festival do you like?

i like MID - AUTUMN FESTIVAL.

2. Where is it held?

it is held in VIET NAM.

3. Why is it held?

for children.

4. Who come to the festival?

children.

5. When is it held?

in the autumn.

Mid - autumn festival is one of the popular celebrations in the Viet Nam. Every year, it is on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It's organized so that people celebrate the largest full moon in the year. In that festival, children wear masks, parade on the street have parties with special cakes and lots of fruits. I feel happy when taking part in it because it makes me exited and helps me remember about my children.

CHUC BAN HOC TOT

Mid-Autumn Festival is under the full moon day of the lunar calendar every year in August, over 4,000 years ago. This is the day children’s festival, also known as the “Festival looks Moon”. Children are expected Tet is because adults are often donated toys, usually light. His star, mask, light pull troops … and pies, cakes plastic. Besides the Tet Holiday, Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most famous festivals and it is a traditional celebration for Vietnamese children.

In this new year, we organized presentation deck, looks moon. Everywhere is fallen in the active and colorful air. Children are provided with many nice lanterns – star lanterns, flower lanterns and diverse funny masks for special performance in the evening of the full moon. In some areas, people also held dragon dance, lion dance to the children happy. The main point of the Mid-Autumn is that children use the beautiful lanterns, wear funny masks, perform fantastic lion dances and sing folklore songs in the house’s grounds or on the streets when the moon is rising.

In Vietnam, Moon cakes are the specific cakes and are only on this festival. Moon cakes, which are made from flavor, dried fruit, meat, egg, pumpkin’s seed, peanut, are so sweet and good tasting. Moon cakes symbolize Luck, Happiness, Health and Wealth on the Mid-Autumn day.

Mid-Autumn celebration is also an opportunity for members of the family to get together and share everything in their year. The young generation express their gratitude to the old generation. The parents show their love for their children. For others, because the traditional time to have this festival is usually after harvesting the crops, it is as the congratulation for the full harvest.

Apart from moon cakes and lanterns, the other most visible tradition related to Mid-Autumn festival is the lion dance. On the nights leading up to the holiday, groups of children parade through the streets – some of the children maintain a martial beat on drums, while others control an extravagantly decorated ‘lion’ crafted from molds and paper.

The children approach homes and businesses and ask the owners for their permission to perform. If they agree, the children put on a show that is believed to bring a blessing of luck and fortune. Afterwards the host gives the children lucky money as a sign of gratitude.

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Five years ago, I attended a very big festival in Ha Noi. It's called 1000th Anniversary of Thang Long - Ha Noi Festival. There are a lot of activities in this festival such as fireworks display, military parade, music performances, ect. It was organized very splendidly because the organizers are the Viet Nam government. Millions of people came to Ha Noi to participate in this great festival. It was held for ten days from October 1st 2015 to October 10th 2015. I saw lots of fireworks, parties, parades during these days. It was interesting. I took so many pictures on this festival because there were plenty of beautiful scenes. We organized this great festival to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long - Ha Noi.