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Co Loa festival, 2009

The Co Loa Festival takes place at Co Loa Temple (Dong Anh, Hanoi), with the main festival day on the 6th day of the first lunar month.

Festival scene with an elderly man in a blue traditional robe smiling and shaking hands with a man wearing a headband; children and onlookers crowd around them. — Going to the festival

Two tuồng performers on a festival stage: a person kneeling in the foreground wearing bright blue-green costume and making a hand gesture; a seated performer behind in a black robe with fake beard and painted face, sitting on plastic stools in front of a red-and-gold decorative backdrop. — Tuồng performance

Two tuồng performers on an outdoor stage in front of a decorated backdrop: one seated holding a fan, the other standing in orange-red costume. — Tuồng performance

Two people swinging on a large bamboo pole in front of a gathered crowd; the image shows motion blur with onlookers in the background. — Swinging

Two young people playing a traditional bamboo swing at a festival, with a blurred crowd of spectators and a shrine gate visible in the background. — Swinging

Two men wearing red ceremonial vests swing on a large bamboo pole in front of a temple gate, with a multicolored flag and a crowd of festivalgoers in the background. — Swinging

A young man holding and aiming a wooden crossbow toward the front amid a crowd of festival attendees; others stand around watching. — Crossbow shooting

A man aims a crossbow (nỏ) while a crowd of spectators, including children, watches at the festival. — Crossbow shooting

A table selling small bamboo arrows at a festival; a young boy wearing a knit hat holds an ice cream cone while looking at the arrows as vendors and other people stand around the table. — Buying arrows

Person holding and aiming a wooden crossbow toward a target board set in a yard; background shows a building wall with green doors and windows. — Crossbow shooting

Top-down view of several pink wire cages on the ground holding multiple white mice; a young girl leans over the left cage while an adult's hands arrange a cage on the right. A small blue fan and miscellaneous items lie nearby. — White mice

A group of people gathered around a styrofoam box of boiled kudzu roots; several hands are picking up roots, peeling pieces and exchanging money in a festival market setting. — Boiled kudzu roots

High-angle view of people gathered along a pathway at a festival, several individuals crouched around boards laid out on the ground playing or examining chess/problem boards while others stand and watch. A low hedge runs along the right side, with paved ground and some newspapers and items visible. — Chess problems

A man squats at the side counting cash while a small crowd, including children, looks on at several small board setups on the ground. The boards show game pieces (Xiangqi/chinese chess) placed in chess positions; the scene suggests an outdoor festival setting. — Chess problems

A person seated on the ground beside several chess boards (xiangqi) laid out on the pavement, with loose pieces, a bamboo tube/pipe and a pink plastic bag holding game pieces. — Prearranged chess positions

A group of people sitting and standing along a path watching several traditional board setups laid out on the ground; one person holding and counting money beside the boards. — Cờ thế

A group of people sitting and standing at the roadside during a festival, watching several chess boards laid on the ground; some are counting or exchanging cash. — Cờ thế

Crowd at a festival gathered around multiple xiangqi (Chinese chess) boards laid out on the ground; players and spectators closely watch the games with festival banners visible in the background. — Cổ Loa Festival

A group wearing traditional costumes stands on a decorated boat at the canal edge during the festival; many spectators sit on the stone bank watching. The water next to the boat is littered with plastic waste and other trash. — Quan họ singing

Performers in traditional dress sing quan họ along a stone embankment; a female performer holds a woven tray of offerings toward a small child standing on the edge to receive it. — Quan họ singing

A group of performers in traditional costume singing quan họ on a boat beside the riverbank, holding conical hats and a basket with money offerings, one singer using a microphone; there is plastic litter in the water and spectators on the bank. — Quan họ folk singing

A person in traditional clothing leans from a wooden boat, reaching toward water at the bank littered with trash and discarded items. A conical hat and colorful costume details appear at the edge of the frame. — Quan họ singing

A group of liền anh and liền chị in traditional áo dài and headwear performing quan họ by the water; one singer holds a microphone, another holds a nón quai thao, and a woman holds a tray with offerings. — Quan họ singing

A group of performers in traditional costumes stand on a small dragon boat on a lake, singing quan họ and holding conical hats and a tray; a crowd gathers along the far shore with trees in the background. — Quan họ singing

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