An Thai Rig Dumping Festival

On the occasion of the full moon of the 7th lunar month (from the full moon day to the 16th and 17th of July), according to some old documents, the festival is usually held according to the cycle of the years of the Snake, the Rooster, and the Ox (every four years). ); the main venue at the Five State Assembly Hall. On this occasion, quite a lot of people in some places such as An Nhon, Tay Son, Quy Nhon, Gia Lai gather in An Thai town to attend Vu Lan festival, watch boi singing and talent contests among ancient martial arts furnaces. transmission.

However, the part that attracts and attracts many people is the party of buckets (bucket rigs, later called rigs). People set up a truss - a high altar - about 10m of bamboo or wood, on which people place the altar of offerings to the gods including: incense, flowers, tea, fruit, rice, cake and especially the roast pig. . When the rite was about to end, the celebrant declared "the truss," allowing the competition to begin. The highly skilled martial artists of the dojos jumped on the platform to find a position to fight for the pig. After winning the roast pig, must find a way to wriggle, get out of the crowd, bring the pig to a safe place. Each competition group has been assigned a person to block the ground, the defender to prevent other powerful opponents from being able to take it back in their hands. According to custom, the spoils will be brought back by the dojos to slaughter and treat to all students participating in the competition. The boxers or sects that win will be respected by everyone, they believe that that year they will be lucky because they will have "God's fortune".

The rig festival has now been restored after more than 60 years of being forgotten, this is not only an interesting and attractive competition, but also a unique cultural feature of a country rich in spirit. martial arts Binh Dinh.