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Pig procession festival in La Phu village

A large number of local people and visitors joined the Pig Procession festival in La Phu village, Hoai Duc, Hanoi on February 17 (the 13th day of Lunar New Year).
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  • The annual festival takes place on the 13th day of the first lunar month (Photo: VNA)

  • Local people worship their Tutelary God with offerings of pigs (Photo: VNA)

  • Villagers raise a pig with special care from the previous year to reach 120-200kg (Photo: VNA)

  • The selection and breeding of pigs is a rigorous process (Photo: VNA)

  • The pigs to be sacrificed this year were chosen carefully and raised by the most skilled farmers in the village (Photo: VNA)

  • Each hamlet sends their pigs to the communal house for the ceremony (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

  • Pig procession in La Phu village (Photo: VNA)

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