At the meeting, Mr. Pham Hoang Tuan, Vice Chairman of Do Son District People's Committee, said: Do Son Traditional Buffalo Fighting Festival 2024 has the participation of 16 buffaloes, basically the buffaloes are similar in shape, there is not much difference.
Regarding prizes, this year's festival 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.
Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival in 2024 includes 2 contents: ceremony and festival, including incense offering ceremony and flag raising to open the festival on the 1st of the 8th lunar month at Nghe temple and Nam Hai Than Vuong temple; procession on the 7th day of the 8th lunar month; The champion buffalo sacrifice ceremony at the stadium and the god sacrifice ceremony at the communal houses of the wards with winning buffaloes on the 10th day of the 8th lunar month.
Worth mentioning, in 2024, Do Son district will organize activities to celebrate 35 years of restoration and development of the festival with 4 contents: scientific seminar with the theme "solutions to preserve and promote the value of the festival". Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival - National Intangible Cultural Heritage" took place on the morning of August 20; entertainment program to celebrate 35 years of restoration and development of the festival; mobile propaganda and display of photos and artifacts associated with 35 years of restoration and development of the festival and rewarding and praising collectives and individuals with achievements over 35 years of restoration and development of the festival.. .
