On 7.2, exchanging with labor, Mr. Le Xuan Quy - Chairman of the People's Committee of Diem Dien Town (Thai Thuy District, Thai Binh Province) - said that only more than 1 day, the locality will solemnly organize a swimming contest Traditional spreading the estuaries at the beginning of the year on Diem river mouth flowing through the area.
By this time, all the preparations for the basic contest have been completed, ready to welcome visitors and people to join the festival, with the desire to a new year smooth sailing, abundant sea buds, shrimp and fish. Always full of compartments.
According to Mr. Tran Van Quan (35 years old, resident of Mai Diem residential quarter, Diem Dien town, Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province), preparing for the contest, from the past few days, the athletes from 8 swimming Representing the residential groups in Diem Dien town and some swimming guests who have worked hard, with the determination to bring the highest results to their team.
"Despite the cold weather, the rain is small, the whole team still temporarily put aside personal and family work to practice hard. The contest has an important meaning, creating a lively and exciting atmosphere right from the days At the beginning of the year on the river. It is very important, "Mr. Quan said.
Some comments reflect on the agricultural forces of Thai Thuy district opened the door of Tra Linh sewer a few days before the contest took place. This causes a large amount of hyacinth from the inside to the door of Diem river, which greatly affects the training of the teams. This situation can extend the date of the contest.
Mr. Le Xuan Quy - Chairman of the People's Committee of Diem Dien Town - said that the irrigation side opened the sewer to remove/take the water for the second phase for agricultural production. This is a normal activity, in the plan for irrigation and agricultural production. Authorities have developed a plan, arranged well and detailed in advance and almost every year was implemented at this time.
"Tomorrow, duckweed will definitely go significantly, ensuring not to affect too much on the day of the contest. This is a normal activity, according to the plans of the authorities. Difficulties and obstacles to practice, towards the exam day, "Mr. Quy added.
The swimming contest opened the seaport
On January 12 every year, the coastal children of Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province, everywhere, look for their homeland to see the traditional swimming festival.
The traditional swimming festival originated from Diem Dien village (now Diem Dien town, Thai Thuy district). The village has an area of less than 1 km2 but is surrounded by three sides by the river: the west is the sewer river, the east is the new sanitary river and the south is the Diem household stream flowing through the village before pouring Gulf of Tonkin.
According to the seniors in Diem Dien, the village used to have only 5 neighbors: Tien, Trung, Ta, Huu, Hau and swimming were a competition between the 5 experiences of these neighbors. According to the customs of the village, before the swimming festival, the local people had to come to Te Thuy Than in Dinh Trung on the morning of January 10 every year. During the years of resistance against the French colonialists and the American imperialism, the custom of swimming in Diem Dien could not be maintained. When the country was peaceful, after 1975 the swimming festival continued to be restored and developed to this day. On the beginning of the year, the local people also performed the opening ceremony of Thuan Nghia temple for the people and tourists to burn incense to worship the two famous generals Pham Tai - Nguyen Cao made many great merits in the resistance war against the enemy. Foreign invasion made the Diem Diem seaport.
