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Assignment 4A Group 2

I - INTRODUCTION

Nowadays tourism is developing strongly and rapidly in Vietnam. There are more and

more tourists visiting Vietnam every year. Tourists are attracted by Vietnam because our countryhas not only many beautiful landscapes with many great beaches, majestic mountains but also

has many tasty ethnic foods, especially, Vietnam also has many attracting traditional festivals

and folk games. All of them make an attracting Vietnam in tourists eyes. Traditional festival and

folk games play an important role in Vietnameses spiritual world and are meaningful with

tourism. Folk games are an essential part in festival such as cockfighting, buffalo fighting, boat

racing and so on. And our groups responsibility is researching about buffalo fighting a game

appeared very early and attracts many tourists to visit per year. This is an assignment we must do

to have condition to take final exam.

1. Rationale

This assignment includes two parts: writing report and oral presentation. Our group has

four members: Nguyen Xuan Huy, Nguyen Thi Thu Hien, Bui Minh Quan and Pham Thi Lien.

While researching about the folk game, we can learn more information, improve our knowledge

about culture of our country and have more pride of our beautiful traditional. Moreover,

researching this assignment, we will serve for our career in future in tourist because thanks to

this information, we can answer some questions of tourists and guide them while discovering, we

can make our conversation more interesting. Besides, we can know more about traditional

cultures values to preserve, protect and develop them, especially in tourism.

2. Objectives of the study

Throughout this assignment, we can know more about traditional culture especially folk

games and know we must have responsibility in preserving and developing them. In other hand,

we can not only improve our communication skills, presentation skills and writing report skills

but also be more self-confident in presentation. Our group recognize this topic assignment is

very interesting, so we try our best to complete it and try to receive good result. The following is

some detail information about buffalo fighting our group collected.

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II - BODY

1. Brief description of the area where the folk game originated

The buffalo fighting game was born very early. It is originated in many areas in Vietnamsuch as Hai Phong, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho provinces; however, the buffalo fighting festival which

is most famous and attracts most tourists is held in Do Son district, Hai Phong province.

Do Son is a district of Hai Phong City. It is a small peninsula by Dragon Mountains

spreaded to the sea about 5 kilometers with many hills. Do Son is one of the quite nice beaches,

this place is an excellent combination between mountains, thousands of casuarina trees,

pine, palm and the immense sea. Do Son has many visitors from all regions of Vietnam as well

as international tourists coming this beach relaxing, hiking, camping, seeing beautiful ocean

sunset, enjoying comfortable services in some modern and facility resorts, entertainment centers.

Do Son is also beautiful because people here, any valuable historical relics as the Ho Chi

Minh road on the sea, King Bao Dais villas, some beautiful landscape such as Nghieng Marina,

Ba De Temple, Dau Island, Truc Dao Garden, Dragon Fall. Do Son is famous with some

interesting festivals which play an important role in Do Son peoples spiritual world is buffalo

fighting festival held every year.

Buffalo fighting festival is a traditional festival of the people in Do Son district, Hai

Phong province. It is officially organized on the 9th of 8thlunar month every year. There were

two previous battles in the middle of May and the 8th of 6th lunar month. This is not only just a

festival associated with worship water god custom and sacrifice custom but also show the martial

spirit of the coastal people in Hai Phong province. This festival attracts many tourists visiting Do

Son every year.

2. History of the folk game

Buffalo fighting is one of the most popular folk games in Vietnam festival, especially, in

Hai Phong province. The legend of buffalo fighting associated with an attractive story. Long

time ago, a god has caused severe droughts, threating the lives of people and all animals. Each

day, they looked toward the sea and prayed in vain. However, during the most difficult, they saw

two buffaloes fighting on the wave crests. Since then, the rain start dropping and all living things

revive.

Another legend, buffalo fighting started 1000 years ago, in King Ly Thanh Tongsdynasty.Legend told that an oldest man of the village dreamed of the two buffaloes fighting on

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the sea waves. The next morning, he told everybody about his dream and that year the whole

fishing village had a bumper season. Villagers thought that was a good omen and they built

temple to worship. The local people organize it every year to pray for riches and happiness.

Buffalo fighting festival has begun from that. The time ofthefestivalalong with the fishtime to move from south to north, less influenced bytimeofstorm.

3. Preparations before playing the game

The buffalo fighting held on the 9th of 8th lunar month since the 18th century. Before the

final match, the buffalo take parts in the fight have to pass through two qualifying rounds in mid-

May and the 6th lunar month to choose the nine best buffalo. This festival has joined of nine

villages.

The preparation for this buffaloes fighting

festival is a complex and long process. First, each

village must appoint a person who has experience in

training buffalo. This person will buy a good buffalo

from February in the market in Hai Duong, Nam Dinh,

Thai Binh provinces. The competing buffaloes must be

carefully selected and have to characteristics such as a

long neck, short legs, red eyes, strong and good-

looking teeth, wide chest, big groin and bow shaped horns. Of course, this is a male buffalo. The

buffalo must have from 4 to 5 years old. Then, they will be trained months before the festival

and fed in separate cages to keep away from all the animals. Women do not care and close to the

selected buffalo. They eat grass, bran and rice. All of them will mix a little fat python. Before the

fighting, they are drunk ginseng. The cage must be clean. They are bathed every day. Training

process for buffalo is quite elaborate. The buffalo has to practice running, wading mud, rock

climbing, suitable for weather changes in order to improve endurance. Letthemget

acquaintedwith the crowd, the sound of the festivaland awakentheirability todefend.Some the

local people even hold pray at night before the game to wishes their chosen creature good luck.

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4. How to play the game

The buffalo fighting is a form of

cultural activities. It appeared from the

18th century and was held in many areas inVietnam. Buffalo fighting festival takes

place in two days.

The first day, local people offer

incense in temple and take water well to

worship. Besides, this festival includes the

folkloric rituals such as tutelary

procession.

On the morning of the two day, festival has sailing, performing arts, playing chess and

buffalo fighting performing at a large stadium.

First, chairman of the authorities will read the opening statement. A big chair is brought

by six strong young men. The competing buffaloes cover with red cloth and horn tie pink ribbon,

are taken to the stadium by twelve young men. Then, the young man will perform dances flag

and call open battle with sound of drums and gongs. A person wears a top hat, the dress, waist

how green back, white pants, wrap leggings will

blow loudspeaker to begin the fighting. Next, a pair

of buffalos is led to stadium and stand near two

flags call Ngu Phung . As soon as the signal is

released, the two buffaloes are led into the fighting

circle and stop at a distance about 20 meters. The

two leaders release the ropes that are attached to the

noses of the buffalo. When the next signal, the buffalo rush into each other, using the horn and

fighting skills to beat such as defense, attack and dodge pretty fast and flexible while the

spectators shout. According to the rule, the buffalo which running out of the round is lose. The

winning buffalo goes to the next round till find the final winner. Time of the match depends on

the strength of the buffalo. The individual who owns the winning buffalo will receive 40 million

dong. However, regardless of whether they win or lose, all of buffaloes are slaughtered to

ancestors worship as well as its meat is sold outside the stadium. Many people who buy the fresh

meat believe that it will bring them good luck.

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The buffalo fighting shows the martial spirit of the local people. In recent years, this

festival attracted not only local people but also thousands of tourists come from everywhere in

the world.

5. Some changes

Buffalo fighting is an ancient game in northern of Vietnam. During the wartime, it had

almost been forgotten. But nowadays, people brought it back and preserved it as an important

aspect of Vietnamese culture. However, they just preserve most of this game. Buffalo fighting

what we see nowadays is not like itself in the past.

One thing is different from the original is in the way people raise the buffalo. In the part,

raising fighting buffalo was a work of all people in the village. They chose buffalo together, fed

him up together, trained him together and took care of him together. They all thought it was

honor themselves. Now, they do this more professional. Raising buffalo has become the work of

professional experts. A family have the most experience would be chosen to raise fighting

buffalo by all people in the village for many generations. Sometime, in the same village, there is

more than one person allowed to raise fighting buffalo. In fact, anyone can register if he has

enough conditions to raise fighting buffalo. And sometime, people buy some strong buffalo and

train them become fighting buffalo. Eventually, there things made raising fighting buffalo is not

a sacred duty as it was.

Another change in buffalo fighting is the viewer. In the part, almost viewers are local

people. They really believe in their god and they think the buffalo fighting festival is the

opportunity for them to show the respect for their god. Because of that reason, local people come

to festival with all joy and faith. Now, it has changed so much. Still a large number of local

people come to the festival but they are not as many as they were in the past, their life went by so

quick and so hard and it made them easy to forget some traditional practices. Nevertheless, that

fact is not too bad at all. Instead of local people, the number of tourist comes to buffalo fighting

festival is rising up year by year. That is the good chance for local government and the manager

develop tourism in Do Son.

Besides there changes below, buffalo fighting festival is the good change for local people

and local government to raise their income. They will earn from selling ticket, selling souvenirs

and selling buffalo meat. In the part, meat of fighting buffalo would be shared for all people in

the village after the final battle. They considered that it is the way to share luck and the blessing

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from god for every people. Nowadays, they have still shared it but in another way. After the

buffalo battle, the fighting buffalo will be killed, and their meat will be sold out with high price.

If someone want to have the blessing of god, they have to pay a large of money to get that glory.

6. Significance of the game

The buffalo fighting festival associated with the worship so it became more and more

divine spiritual. It is also show the sincerity with deities and saints. By this festival, people want

to have a convenient sea voyages, a main crop more abundant than usual. Buffalo fighting

festival is not only entertainment but also became the customs, the beliefs of people. It was hell

to show the hope about happiness, riches and a peaceful life. To have a good buffalo to join in

festival, there are many difficulties. Each village must appoint a person who has manyexperiences in training buffalo. That person will buy a buffalo from February in Hai Duong, Hai

Phong, Thai Binh market. So, the victory will show the talent of the person who trained buffalo.

The last winner buffalo will bring glorious for its village. Every people believe that the winner

village will have a main crop more abundant than usual. After the festival, all of buffalo was

killed. Its meat was used for worship and for sale. People buy it for food and for gift to bless and

good luck. This festival shows the character of people. It is the martial spirit. When we join in

festival, we communicate with a lot of people so we will feel that sense of community is growing

up. This festival shows the strength of the village community, local or broader nation. They have

general goal of solidarity to overcome hardship and have prosperous life and happiness. It is also

an opportunity for people to come back to their homeland and their village.

"D ai bun u bn u

Mng chn thng tm chi tru th v

D ai bun bn trm ngh

Mng chn thng tm th v chi tru

7. Its importance in tourism development

This festival is importance in tourist development, too. It is a specific culture in Hai

Phong, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho provinces and so on. It shows the character of people in there. So,

this festival was contributed to Vietnamese cultural identities. It is a value of intangible culture.

Each year, a thousand of tourists went to buffalo fighting festival. When we come to festival, we

have to waste a lot of money. So this festival was revenue for tourism industry in Hai Phong

province and for the national economy in Vietnam. This festival attracted a large amount of

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tourist and when tourist who comes from other country come to this festival, world will know

about culture in Vietnam.

To continue to be importance in tourism development, the buffalo fighting festival should

keep the traditional way of organization. People in Hai Phong, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho provinces

should transmit to future generations to keep the traditional value.

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II CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Conclusion

Buffalo fighting is one of the most popular folk games in Vietnam festival. It held on the

9th of 8th lunar month. It attracts thousands of people gather at the stadium of Do Son Town, to

witness the attractive performances of fighting buffalos. The reason made tourists come to that

festival is meaning and feature it brings. Through the festival, People believe that their faith,

their pray and their respect will be bring to the god whom they worship. It is really a feature of

Vietnamese culture what every tourist want to discover. Besides that, Buffalo fighting still

express the chivalry of Vietnamese people what we have built since thousands years ago.

Moreover, Buffalo fighting festival is the excellent opportunity to promote tourism of Do Son

and raise income of local people. Thus, Buffalo fighting festival that festival is really an

invaluable tourism resource of Do Son as well as Vietnam.

Knowledge about Vietnamese culture is very necessary with student, especial with

student who leant about tourism. The assignment about Buffalo fighting festival come up with

other folk game will help us improve our knowledge about Vietnamese culture. In the process of

completing the assignment, we picked up a lot of information about folk game and feature of

Vietnamese culture. They will be very useful for our job in the future. Moreover, with lots of

information and experience we have after the assignment, we will find proud of our country

much more.

The assignment wrote about Buffalo fighting festival - a folk game of northern Vietnam.

It will provide reader with the most general information about buffalo fighting such as

description, preparation, rules, changes, etc. Besides, it is a useful guidebook for tourists or

anyone who want to know about Buffalo fighting festival.

2. Recommendations

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Buffalo fighting is a special aspect of traditional culture as long as valuable tourism

resource of Vietnam. It has an undeniable attractive with tourists. However, we do not exploit

the full potential of this invaluable resource. We really need some specific measures to preserve

and develop this traditional game. The following are some measures:

First, we need find the way to preserve Buffalo fighting and make local people proud of

it. If we want to do that, we should start from changing thought of the young. They are future

owners of the country and the culture. In the future, they themselves are the persons who save

traditional values. If we raise their love with traditional game come up with Buffalo fighting, we

will never affair it fades away when the time goes by. To achieve the above objectives, we not

only propagate but also let the young participates in the game as the player or member of

organizer. Through that activities, they will find how interesting traditional game are and formconservation awareness in the future. Moreover, the young is abundant human resources for

tourism in Do Son.

Second, we should show Buffalo fighting with as many tourists as we can. Let them

know about this festival, but all information is general. We will let them feel curious and come to

watch the real festival. Television, newspaper, magazine will be effective tools to advertise

Buffalo fighting festival with all people in our country come up with global. We should do that a

long time before festival with many welcome activities to attract tourists come to Do Son, but

not too long, because tourists will feel tired by waiting. Besides that, we also can make some

plays, films, TV reports about this folk game or publish some book talk about legend of Buffalo

fighting.

Finally, we need improve quality of service in Do Son such as food Service,

accommodation service, shopping service and security in festival by training staff and local

human resources or build up security system. There things is the most important factor to attract

more tourists come there. Buffalo fighting festival is held on the 9th of 8th lunar month, this is

the season when people do not come to swim anymore. Therefore, we can use the rest of

available resources for the festival. Developing low price hotel will be a good idea. Another

suggestion is rising up the prize for winner, it will make many people register to fight and make

the festival become more dramatic. In addition, we should hold some exhibition to show items

relate to Buffalo fighting festival in the part or hold a fair to sell and advertise local product as

well as local culture.

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