Sacrificial drumming competition in Yen Thanh district

The sacrificial drumming competition is a unique cultural activity imbued with cultural identity in Yen Thanh district, it is usually held in the early spring, mainly hosted by communes, typically Xuan Thanh commune, Hop Thanh commune… which attracts the participation of a large number of clans in the area and surrounding areas.

Each family will form a team, the number of members depends on the regulations of Organizing Committee each year. All must dress according to the national traditional customs.

In the competition, the time limit is not more than 12 minutes. The drums used for the competition are usually beaten during the rituals of the great family clan, or the traditional festival of village, consisting of 3 acts, in the act includes the rhythms, in the rhythms includes variation, all of sounds make up a pulsating music that excites the listener. The drums are beaten according to the rules and sound, rhythms, imbued with the cultural identity of the homeland. Also still drums team with 1 big drum, 2 small drums, 02 "xập xẻng", 1 "bạt" made of copper, (some local people can use 4 to 5 small drums), also keeping the rhythm 1234567, but each family clan, each region has a different sound. The main difference comes from the way that the weight of the drumstick is placed on the drum face and drum edge; the way the musical instruments blend together; understanding of team members… The big drum is the drum that keeps the beat, all instruments in the team must follow the rhythm of the big drum and vice versa, the sound of small drums, “xập xẻng, nạo, bạt” harmonizes with each other, honoring the beauty of the big drum..

After an exciting day, Organizing Committee will award prizes to the First, Second, and Third teams and give souvenir flags to the drumming teams./.