The annual “Cau Ngu” Festival for Da Nang fishermen took place in Thanh Khe District’s Thanh Khe Tay Ward on the 16th day of the 1st lunar month, which this year fell on 15 February. This traditional event showed the local fishermen’s strong desire for peaceful offshore fishing trips, with bumper catches.
The festival featured a number of solemn traditional rituals to honour ancestors and to pray for happiness and prosperity throughout the year, as well as for a safe and profitable fishing season coming up.
During the event, there were also various cultural activities such as “bai choi” (singing while acting as playing cards) and “ba trao” (dancing and singing traditional local folk songs), along with traditional competitions such as tug-of- war, fishing net knitting, and making raw fish dishes.
Da Nang Today would like to share with our readers some photos, taken by our reporter Dac Manh, which reflect the bustling atmosphere of this event.
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| Praying for bumper catches and safety at sea, as well as peace, happiness and prosperity throughout the year |
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| Getting ready for a solemn traditional festive activity |
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| A gift-giving ceremony |
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| A petition-submitting ritual |
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| Chairman of the Thanh Khe District People's Committee, Mr Tran Van Huy, beating the drum to begin the festival |
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| A solemn traditional ritual … |
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| … to wish for peace, happiness and prosperity throughout the year |
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| An incense-offering ceremony |
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| A ‘ba trao’ singing performance to express the solidarity among the fishermen from the same ship, and to help them overcome difficulties and catch a lot of fish |
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| Contestants making dishes using raw fish |
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| The tug-of-war competition |
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| Fishing net knitting competition |
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