Representative of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism hand a certificate recognizing the Long Tong festival in Thai Nguyen as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: VNA)

The annual event began with an incense offering at the Ho Chi Minh Memorial house, and crop prayers by the Tay and San Chay ethnic groups. The highlights of the Long Tong festival are Tay puppetry and the Tich Dien (ploughing) ceremony to pray for good crops.

The Long Tong festival in Thai Nguyen province was recognized this year as a national intangible cultural heritage.