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Lim Festival |
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Lim Festival January-February; 13th day of first lunar month The Lim Festival is an alternating-song contest, held in the commune of Lung Giang, about 18 miles from Hanoi, in the Bac Ninh Province of Vietnam. This is a courtship event, in which girls and boys of different villages carry on a singing courtship dialogue. The singers take part in what is a vocal contest with set rules; one melody, for example, can only be used for two verses of the song, and therefore there is considerable improvising. The storylines of the songs tell of daily events. Young men and women practice them while they are at work in the rice fields or fishing. There is also a weaving competition for young women. Other Lim Festivals takes place in other villages in the province with processions and games such as human chess and wrestling. CONTACTS: Vietnam National Administration of Tourism 80 Quan Su Rd. Hanoi, Vietnam 84-4-942-1061; fax: 84-4-826-3956 www.vietnamtourism.com/e_pages/news/index.a Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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