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Tet Doan Ngo Festival in Vietnam

Sat, 20 Jun 2015. Last updated Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:08

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After Tet Nguyen Dan Festival, Tet Doan Ngo Festival held on the 5th of the fifth lunar month is the warmest and biggest reunion festival of Vietnamese people. Traditionally, the festival is held to protect the crops and health of people with fruit feast.

Tet Doan Ngo Festival in Vietnam is also known as Double Fifth Festival or Double Five Festival. It is one of the most important traditional festivals in Vietnam. Double Fifth Festival originates from China with the original name as Dragon Boat Festival. Gradually, the festival becomes a traditional festival in Southeast Asian countries as Vietnam and Korea. The Double Fifth Festival has been existing in folk Vietnam culture in particular, and in Oriental culture in general, which affects the cultural habitat of the region. "Doan Ngo" can be understood that "Doan" is the beginning, and "Ngo" is the time from 11 am to 1 pm. People will enjoy the Doan Ngo feast at noon. Doan Ngo Festival takes place when the distance between the sun and the earth is shortest. It is the same as the summer solstice. Tet Doan Ngo Festival is also called Duanwu Festival. The Double Fifth Festival in Vietnam is locally called as "Killing Insects Festival". This is one of traditional festivals in Vietnam with diverse cultural contents. Not only in Vietnam or China does Tet Doan Ngo Festival is held, but also in North Korea and South Korea. Thus, Doan Ngo Festival is a traditional festival of Eastern countries with a connection to the definition about the cycle of annual weather.

 

Legend of Double Fifth Festival in Vietnam

Gio cake

 

In one day, after the crop, farmers were celebrating for a great season, but then a large number of insects ate everything harvested. Peasants did not know what to do. Suddenly, there was an old man coming and presented as Doi Truan. He instructed each family to make a feast including Gio cake and fruit. The peasants followed what the man did, after that all insects died. The man added that on this day annually all insects were very aggressive. He told that if farmers did what he did, the problem would be solved. To commemorate, local farmers named the day "Killing Insects Day" or Doan Ngo Festival.

 

Meaning of Double Fifth Festival in Vietnam

Plums

 

In Vietnam, Double Fifth Festival is "Vietnamized" into "Killing Insects Festival" and worshipping ancestors. On this day, Vietnamese people often have many customs on preventing insects. At present, in some villages in Vietnam, these customs remain. They are highly appreciated. After Tet Nguyen Dan Festival, Double Five Festival in Vietnam is the coziest festival. Therefore, all family members always come home and reunite together even when they are working far from home.

 

Boiled duck dish

 

According to Vietnam customs, fruit is an indispensable thing in the feast of this festival. Besides, there are some dishes of different localities. In Hanoi and some provinces in Northern Vietnam, rice wine, especially sticky rice wine is the main dish. Vietnamese people said that the gastrointestinal system of people often has parasites which are hard to kill all of them. However, on the 5th of the 5th lunar month, these parasites can be killed when people eat fruit with acid flavor, especially sticky rice wine. Traditionally, Vietnamese people often eat rice wine when they get up. Both old and young people can eat the rice wine. In Da Nang, the main dish is Gio cakes. These cakes are sold with price from 5,000 VND - 7,000 VND. Every family will buy 3 to 4 tens of Gio cakes. Meanwhile, in Southern province, they will have the main dish of duck. In Ho Chi Minh City, roasted duck and roasted pork will be prefered than normal days.

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