On March 11, news from the People's Committee of Dong Hoang Commune, Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa Province said that the unit has just sent a document proposing to the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa City to include the Chuong Market Festival in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Young people participate in tomato throwing at the unique Chuong market in Thanh Hoa.
Accordingly, implementing the direction of the Secretary of the Thanh Hoa City Party Committee at the working session on February 20 on preserving and promoting the value and proposing to recognize the Chuong Market Festival as a national intangible cultural heritage.
In order to preserve and promote the intangible cultural values of the Chuong Market Festival, meeting the people's needs for belief and cultural enjoyment, the People's Committee of Dong Hoang commune requested Thanh Hoa city to consider and submit to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Thanh Hoa province to direct specialized agencies to coordinate in preparing a dossier to include the Chuong Market Festival in the List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Chuong Market or Choang Market, Giai Xui Market, An Oan Market is held in Dong Hoang Commune, Thanh Hoa City once a year on the 6th day of Tet. The market takes place on a flat land, about 3,000 m2 wide .
Chuong Market sells many agricultural products such as apples, vegetables and most of all tomatoes for the "lucky tossing" game.
Teenagers are the largest group of participants, often gathering in groups along the dike and carrying bags of tomatoes to "attack" each other. According to belief, the more tomatoes thrown at a person, the luckier they will be.
According to legend, Chuong market dates back to the Lam Son uprising. One time, the insurgents were chased by the Ming invaders to the banks of the Hoang River and had no way to retreat.
To hide the insurgents, the villagers gathered at the riverbank to hold a market.
Generals and soldiers were disguised as farmers, weapons hidden in vegetable piles and tents.
When the enemy troops arrived, they saw the crowded market so they were not on guard.
Taking advantage of their lack of vigilance, the commanding general launched a counterattack. With the unity, intelligence and bravery of the army and people, the enemy was defeated.
Moved by the villagers' help, the king gave them a lot of gold, silver, rice and corn as generous rewards.
To commemorate this event, every year people organize Chuong market on the 6th day of Lunar New Year with a mock battle as a traditional cultural feature.
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