The annual festival is an indispensable part of life in the village, which has a population of 4,000, 80 per cent of whom are fishermen.

The village's biggest festival, first held in 1893, aims to win favour with the sea god.

During the celebration yesterday, fishermen competed in folk games, weaved fishing nets, participated in the coracle race, ate and looked at displays of books and documents on Viet Nam's sea and island sovereignty. 

 

 

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The major rituals.        The cooking contest.        Beach football.          Stick pushing competition.          Fishing net weaving contest.      Tug of war.            Mr. Fisherman statue, the symbol of fishing.        A stall introducing fishing tools.        A stall offering dried fish.         "Hoang Sa-Truong Sa belong to Vietnam" exhibition.

VNS/Da Nang Newspaper