The incense offering and flag raising ceremony is the opening ceremony for the final round of the 2024 Do Son Traditional Buffalo Fighting Festival with the wish for a festival season with favorable weather, and for the matches to take place safely, excitingly, and attractively.
On this day, in addition to organizing incense offering and flag raising at Nghe Temple and Nam Hai Dai Than Vuong Temple, village communal houses - where buffaloes are fought - also simultaneously organize incense offering ceremonies to open the festival.
After the incense offering and flag raising ceremony, the Water Procession will be held on September 9 at the Temple, the Gods Ceremony will be held on September 10 at the Temple and the District Central Stadium. Next, the Festival will take place from 7:30 a.m. on September 11 (ie August 9 of the lunar calendar) at the Do Son District Central Stadium, promising great fights with buffaloes that are carefully selected, cared for, and trained...
It is known that the 2024 Do Son Traditional Buffalo Fighting Festival has the participation of 16 buffaloes, basically the buffaloes are similar in shape, without much difference.
Regarding the prizes, this year's festival still retains the same prize value as the 2023 festival. Accordingly, the buffalo owner with the champion buffalo will receive 100 million VND, 1 second prize worth 60 million VND and 2 third prizes each worth 30 million VND.
