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Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival,
Vietnam, is held every year on the 9th day of
the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is one of the popular Vietnam festivals & events in Haiphong City. The
preparations for this buffalo fighting festival however begin from the 5th and
the 6th lunar month itself. The competing buffalos are selected and
methodically trained months in advance of the Do Son Buffalo Fighting
Festival, Vietnam.

According to the norms of Do Son
Buffalo Fighting Festival, Vietnam, there should be six fighting buffalos
between 4 and 5 years of age, who will participate in the final fight. The
buffalos are chosen on the basis of good appearance, wide chest, big groin,
long neck, and a bow shaped horn. The selected buffalos, after all the
elimination rounds, are kept in separate cages separate from the common
buffalos.

Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival in
Vietnam begins with a colorful procession
with an octet and a big procession chair, carried by six strong young men. The
chosen buffalos, covered with red cloth and red band around their horns, are
taken to the fighting ring by 12 young Vietnamese men, from each side dressed
in red. The young men dance and wave flags as the two teams of troops take
their positions in the fighting ground.

With all the excitement and
anticipation building to fever pitch, the Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival begins
with a riot of noise and color. With the release of the right signal a pair of
buffalos is led into the fighting circle. With well practiced movements the
buffalos rush into each other while the spectators shout and urge on the
fighting buffaloes. The winning buffalo goes to the next round till the final
winner emerges.

Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival,
Vietnam, is a traditional festival of Vietnam
attached to a Water God worshipping ceremony and the “Hien Sinh” custom to show
marital spirit of the local people in Do Son, Haiphong.