Cultural and cultural activities of the festival also spent a lot of time for traditional performances and folk games: drum dance performance and gong dance, whore shrimp, chess playing, cock fighting, competition 6 foot clogs, crossbow shooting, ethnic wrestling, calligraphy competition, rowing competition clever ...
 
It is no coincidence that the Hoa Lu Festival is recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage. That title means emphasizing the cultural elements belonging to the festival, which contain in it the unique cultural and spiritual values, preserved by the people here for generations.

 

It is easy to recognize in the community characteristics of the above values ​​that any cultural activities of Hoa Lu Festival have the participation of people in these activities. From the ceremonies (including men and women) are done by the elderly, the seniors. The sacrifice always has a sacrifice team, with a ward of a bowl, a witness of the elders and the local population.

The time of sacrifices is usually on important milestones of the year: Lunar New Year, death anniversary, full moon in January ... or like a procession with the participation of many inhabitants of many villages. Ethnic artefacts attract a lot of people, many localities in the province. Boat racing is made by indigenous residents. The skills of using boats are born mainly from the needs of living and fighting of the inhabitants of the river.

The game of cockfighting, or water procession, is a product of the living and production activities of agricultural residents. The art of calligraphy or chess game is often rooted in the tradition of respect for Confucianism, love and appreciation of intellectual elements among the people. Even items such as drum dance, gong ... are a form and form of folk music created by the people themselves.

The cultural elements, whether expressed during the ceremony or the festival, have one thing in common, as it is said that it is preserved and developed by the community. Over time, there are many factors that are screened, developed and modified by the people in accordance with the actual context but its core, traditional core is still preserved.

The Hoa Lu Festival in general and the organization of the Hoa Lu Festival in 2017 in particular not only help to recreate the traditional living space, bring people to the traditional cultural experiences but through each festival festival. creative elements are still not appropriate, hybrid problems are eliminated, while core values, positive are kept, supplemented, developed further. The organization of festivals is becoming more and more important, the awareness of managers and communities about maintaining traditional culture is enhanced.

In the current context, when the issue of organizing festivals in many localities throughout the country still reveals inadequacies, the Hoa Lu Festival still demonstrates a rather bold element of cultural identity. . The same thing that the Hoa Lu Festival is becoming more and more attractive in the eyes of tourists, the flow of tourists to the Hoa Lu Festival is increasing. And it is the element of identity, the conditions of geography, history, culture and human resources that are the driving force and magnet for attracting people to Ninh Binh.

Source: Ninh Binh Newspaper