The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently announced a list of 17 heritages that are recognised as national intangible cultural heritages, including Cua Ong Temple Festival.
Cua Ong Temple Festival (in Cam Pha city) is annually celebrated on February 3rd lunar calendar. The festival is iconic fighting spirit against invaders to defend the country, by the honoring Tran Quoc Tang, who's transformed into a god, the god of the temple. In the even-numbered years, the festival is usually organized with many meaningful activities, especially the Duc Ong ceremonial procession, and festive activities including human chess (cờ người), swimming, boat racing, covering eyes with cloth to bang cooking pots, cockfighting, rice cooking,...
This recognition of the Cua Ong temple festival as national intangible cultural heritage helps contribute not only to promoting the value of the festival but also to the conservation of the locality's cultural feature.
