The festival lured participation of 10 artisans and thanh dong (mediums) from the districts, townships and city of Bac Giang province and 7 others from the northern provinces of Nam Dinh, Hung Yen, Lang Son and Ha Nam.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Mai Son and leader of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Department give flowers to congratulate the artisans and mediums.

The practices related to the Viet beliefs in the Mother Goddesses of Three Realms was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2016.

This heritage greatly promoted the tradition “when you eat a fruit, think of the man who planted the tree” and patriotism which were spiritualized, awareness of cultural exchanges and equal and tight relations among ethnic groups.

The performance of medium Nguyen Thi Nam (from Luc Nam district) with the spirit mediumship ritual Quan Hoang Muoi.

The festival is a practical activity in implementation of the UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. It is also a good opportunity for practitioners (artisans, mediums and vocalists) to meet, exchange and learn experience, thereby contributing to preserving and promoting good values of the cultural heritage in modern life.

The festival draws crowds.

At the festival, each medium performed 2 or 3 hau dong (spirit mediumship) performances when they had to prepare traditional costumes and instruments for themselves to practice the heritage rituals. The time limit for each performance was 45 minutes.

Besides, the Organising Board arranged a cung van (vocalist) and hau dang (assistant) team to support the festival. The vocalists sang ancient and traditional ritual songs.

The performance of meritorious artisan Vu Thanh Binh (from Nam Dinh province) with the spirit mediumship ritual Quan lon De Tam.

Traditional instruments were used at the festival including dan nguyet (moon-shaped lute), drum, castanets, flute and nhi (two-chord fiddle).

The festival takes place from February 10 evening to the end of February 11.

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