Lim festival is one of the most popular Quan Ho singing festival. It takes place at Lim hill, Lim town, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province. Lim festival worships Lady King and Hieu Trung Hau, the two legendary patriarchs of Quan Ho tunes. And the characteristics of this festival are Quan Ho singing in the hills, boats or at home
LIM FESTIVAL Lim festival is one of the most popular Quan Ho singing festival It takes place at Lim hill, Lim town, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province Lim festival worships Lady King and Hieu Trung Hau, the two legendary patriarchs of Quan Ho tunes And the characteristics of this festival are Quan Ho singing in the hills, boats or at home Like many other traditional festivals, Lim festival includes ritual and rejoicing parts The ritual part is meant to honor the merit of divinities, such as the procession of Buddhist sutra or the procession of water And the rejoicing part is for festivalgoers to enjoy and compete, some of the activities are cock-fighting, human chess Lim festival starts from the 11 th to the 16th of the first lunar month The main festival day is on the 13th day of the first lunar month Early on the morning of that day, the procession of Buddhist sutra from Trung pagoda to Hong An pagoda is held After carrying out solemn rituals, the procession of water goes back to Trung pagoda At the end of this procession, the festival will be opened Quan Ho singing constitutes one of the most salient features of Lim festival: + Quan Ho is a particular genre of folk singing that involves trading both the traditional and improvised lyrics between singers It has more than 200 tunes + Quan Ho singers are important part of Quan Ho singing Each group has Quan Ho brother (lien anh) or Quan Ho sister (lien chi) It is also an opportunity for young men and women to seek life partners The men holds umbrellas, and the women wears traditional large flat hats and colorful belts + The custom of establishing a relationship between Quan Ho villages or making friends between Quan Ho groups has become a fine moral tradition Coming here, tourists have a chance to listen to Quan Ho singing held indoors, Quan Ho singing in the hill or Quan Ho singing on the boat, they can also listen to alternate songs: + Quan Ho singing held indoors: It involves elaborate preparations and thoughtful hospitality, with a host and a hostess providing tea, betel and food Quan Ho singing indoors requires strict rules like the chamber music The performance may start from morning until dawn + Quan Ho singing in the hill: It is organized in the open air spaces and around Lim Hill It requires no regulations, restrictions or advance arrangement Upon meeting each other, man singers and women singers can exchange songs immediately + Quan Ho singing on the boat: Like singing in the hill, it requires no regulations Quan Ho singing on boat draws much attention of tourists near and far In 2009, Quan Ho singing was officially recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage ... morning until dawn + Quan Ho singing in the hill: It is organized in the open air spaces and around Lim Hill It requires no regulations, restrictions or advance arrangement Upon meeting each other,