The sitting tug-of-war game, a folk game during the festivals and rituals at Tran Vu temple in Thach Ban ward, Long Bien district, Hanoi, was added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Photo: VNA) 
Tran Vu Temple Festival is held on the third day of the third lunar month every year to show the respect of people towards the gods and reflecting the dreams and aspirations of people for a peaceful life (Photo: VNA) 
Before the sitting tug-of-war competition, teams offered incense at Tran Vu temple (Photo: VNA) 
The team leaders are implementing the ritual of lifting the rattan, which used as the rope in the sitting tug-of-war game (Photo: VNA) 
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Each team includes 15, 17 or 19 members depending on each year and team leader (Photo: VNA) 
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Artisan Nguyen Van Se receives the title of meritorious artisan by the State President in recognition of his efforts in preserving and promoting the traditional sitting tug-of-war game (Photo: VNA) 
UNESCO’s certificate recognising the traditional sitting tug-of-war game of Tran Vu temple as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity is handed over to representatives of Thach Ban ward People’s Committee (Photo: VNA) 
In the game, two teams sit on the ground and tug a rope over 30 metres long that is passed through a hole in a wooden pole fixed firmly in the ground (Photo: VNA) 
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Village elders offer incense at Tran Vu temple (Photo: VNA) VNA
