The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued the Decision No. 68/QD-BVHTTDL dated January 12, 2022 on the announcement of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Accordingly, praying for rain festival in Lac Hong commune (Van Lam district) is included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage....

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism has just issued the Decision No. 68/QD-BVHTTDL dated January 12, 2022 on the announcement of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Accordingly, praying for rain festival in Lac Hong commune (Van Lam district) is included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage....

Praying for rain festival in Lac Hong commune (Van Lam district)

The "Praying for Rain Festival", also known as the Four Genies Festival, is a festival imbued with the culture of the Red River Delta, expressing the wish to conquer nature and pray for favorable weather, prosperous, flourish and fullworld. The festival honors the cultural values, the strength of the community and plays the role of an invaluable asset in the treasure of intangible cultural heritages, contributing to enriching and promoting the values of the national culture. Also according to the decision, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism assigns Chairmen of the People's Committees at all levels whose intangible cultural heritage is included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages to perform state management in accordance with the laws on the cultural heritage.

Thus, up to now, Hung Yen province has 3 national intangible cultural heritages namelyTrong Quan singing; Tong Tran Temple Festival (Tong Tran Commune, Phu Cu District) and Praying for rain  festival (Lac Hong Commune, Van Lam District).

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