Nghinh Ong festival in Ca Mau province – beauty of community culture

  • Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    Ca Ong is a deity who helps them overcome all hazards at sea, and so fishermen pray to the whale for a safe trip every time they go fishing. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
  • The event is typically celebrated in Song Doc town of Tran Van Thoi district in Ca Mau province between the 14th and the 16th days of the second lunar month. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh
    The event is typically celebrated in Song Doc town of Tran Van Thoi district in Ca Mau province between the 14th and the 16th days of the second lunar month. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh

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Nghinh Ong festival in Ca Mau province – beauty of community culture
03/07/2023 11:21 | TTXVN
The annual Song Doc Nghinh Ong Festival in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, also known as the Whale Worshiping Festival, has been recognised as national intangible cultural heritage. The event is typically celebrated in Song Doc town of Tran Van Thoi district in Ca Mau province between the 14th and the 16th days of the second lunar month. VNA Photo: Huỳnh Anh

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