![]() Every year, thousands of people attend the festival. In addition to opportunities for religion, the event offers villagers a chance to unwind by seeing the Vietnam puppet show, viewing fireworks displays, flying kites, and participating in cockfighting competitions. Bo Duong's inhabitants celebrate their tutelary god with a village festival on March 13 of each lunar year. A funny element may be found in many of the skits, especially those that tell stories about everyday life.įestivals and water puppets have a long history together. Short skits are often used to tell Vietnamese legends and history. While dragons breathe out smoke and shoot water spouts toward the audience, lion dogs play like puppies. Scenes incorporate national history and legends in addition to local life. Scenes of farming, fishing, festival activities like buffalo fights, and kids playing marbles and coin toss are all brought to life with water puppetry's caustic humor. It describes daily life in the rural areas and Vietnamese folktales that are passed down from one generation to the next, which emphasizes tales of the harvest, fishing, and celebrations. The performance's rural theme of the water puppet show Vietnam makes frequent references to Vietnamese folklore. Water Puppetry originated from the Red River Delta, northern VietnamĬultural Context of Vietnam Puppet Show Stories Tourists can enjoy this type of art in Hanoi, Halong, Hue, Hoian, and Saigon. This Vietnamese art genre has not only existed in North Vietnam so far but also developed along with the country Vietnam. ![]() As a result, puppet societies were hidden and exclusive, with an initiation process including the consumption of rooster blood. ![]() Villages competed against each other with their puppet displays as water puppetry became more popular. They eventually realized that water was an excellent medium for puppetry since it not only masked the puppeteers' rod and string apparatus but also created stimulating effects such as waves and splashes. ![]() That is why the farmers in this area created a type of entertainment and worship to appease these spirits.įarmers who spend their days in flooded rice fields came up with the idea for water puppetry. Rural Vietnamese in ancient Vietnam believed ghosts ruled over all elements of their lives, from the kitchen to the rice terraces. Many Red River Delta towns, including Dao Thuc, Phu Da, Dong Ca, Nguyen Xa, Dong Ngu, Nhan Hoa, and Nam Chan, still practice the ritual. This unique art form reportedly appeared during the 15th century, when artists who were also farmers gathered to perform and unwind after the harvest. The cultural traits of the inhabitants in this area are firmly embedded in water puppetry. Some of the earliest troupes may be found at Nguyen Xa commune, Dong Hung district, Thai Binh province. The Vietnam Water Puppets began in the Red River Delta in the tenth century. It is also a popular attraction to foreign tourists to Hanoi.Vietnam Water Puppets History Where did water puppetry originate? The theater is the most famous one dedicated to water puppetry in Vietnam. Water puppeteers practice manipulating big wooden puppetsįounded in 1969, Thang Long Water Puppet Theater has brought Vietnamese water puppetry to many countries all over the world for over 40 years. In this occasion, Cuban will have chance to approach to distinctive cultural characteristics of Vietnamese, which are depicted through legendary and stories about daily life of Vietnamese farmers, dealing with topics such as rice harvesting, fishing, and weaving.Īccording to the Ambassador, the upcoming water puppet performance does not only help Cuban understand more about Vietnamese culture, but also strengthen special friendship between two countries. This it is the first time this unique kind of puppet dancing on water is introduced in Cuba, said the Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Vu Chi Cong. A troupe of 12 artists from Thang Long Water Puppet Theater is giving fascinating Vietnamese water puppet performances in the Festival de Títere (puppet festival in Habana), from March 23th to 25 th, 2012,at the invitation of Cuban Ministry of Culture.
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