Folk games during traditional Tet Holiday in Vietnam | Culture – Sports | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)
Folk games are indispensable part of festivals because they make people happy and bonding relationship. Folk games are not only a source of entertainment but also imbued with cultural beauties and traditional values.
Traditional Vietnamese wrestling
Wrestling is a martial art, but also a very popular sport to view or participate in the occasion of Tet festival. In order to encourage talents as well as the training of boys, many villages hold very high prizes during the three days of the festival.
Tug-of-war
It is often organized to pray for favorable weather, a good crop, happiness and prosperity. Also, it is a popular game to promote sportsmanship and the power of unity and to encourage people to take up physical exercise to improve their health.
Mandarin Square Capturing
Among folk games, this might be the most difficult brain game. This game is valuable for enhancing calculating and strategical ability. The Game of the Dragon-Snake Dragon and Snake game is one of several famous Vietnamese traditional games, which is super fun to play./.
