Dai Bai festival
(BNP) - The Dai Bai bronze casting and mounding village festival, also known as the anniversary of the ancestors of the craft village, is held every year for 3 days from September 27 to 29 (lunar calendar) to commemorate the ancestors of the craft village, Mr. Nguyen Cong Truyen, who had the merit of teaching bronze casting to people in Dai Bai village, Dai Bai commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province.
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In the early spring and early summer, Dai Bai commune is jubilant in the festival. Doan festival opens on January 7th; Ngoc Xuyen festival opens on February 6 (lunar calendar); Buoi Noi festival opens on April 10 (lunar calendar). In those bustling days, there are many fun games: such as wrestling, releasing birds, climbing bridges, playing swings…
In a year, there are three holidays to commemorate the predecessor. The two days belong to the delicate spring and autumn type, which is February 6 (the first period of the year) and August 16 (the second period). The anniversary of the death of Mr. Nguyen Cong Truyen is on the 29th day of the 9th lunar month. Those were the happy days of the craft villagers. People from far away come home to attend the ceremony, often bringing silver-carved bronze mounds that they have invented to place on the altar of the ancestors.
Upholding the good tradition of their forefathers, in the current period of renovation and integration, Dai Bai people are making every effort to rise up in all fields, especially in the economic field. They have developed the tradition of casting bronze into a famous fine art industry and continuing to write glorious pages of history for the homeland and the country.
