The Legend of Region Nearby “Cau River” and the Relationship with Local Festivals in Thai Nguyen – Vietnam

Abstract

Legends and folk festivals are unique traditional cultural products of the Vietnamese nation, accompanying people's lives through many ups and downs of history. The series of legends and folk festivals along the Cau River in Thai Nguyen city are products of both cultural and historical significance, as well as unique literary and folk art values. The purpose of the study is to identify the legends and folk festivals along the Cau River, on that basis, to examine the dialectical relationship between them, to contribute to understanding, restoring and preserving the values of the people. spiritual culture in this historical land imbued with ancient imprints.

Methodologically, the article defines: studying the relationship between legends and folk festivals is an interdisciplinary study. The article also uses some specific methods such as; systematic approach, statistics, analysis, comparison, ... to obtain research results that are both general, qualitative, and have specific and quantitative values.

Through research, we found that the series of legends along the Cau River are closely linked with temples and communal houses and their appearance and values are hidden in rituals, items as well as names of important occasions in the year. of the festival. On the contrary, thanks to the festival, the legend here seems not only not to be forgotten, but also manifests truthfully and vividly on the occasion of the ceremony and remains quite deeply in the people's mind.