Mau Due commune in Tuyen Quang has held its 2026 fish festival, combining Tay cultural traditions with folk activities and local-product displays.
Bao Van Hoa reports that residents and visitors joined the event, also known as Tet Khau Rang, which marks the new-rice season.
Tradition and remembrance
The source describes families preparing offerings and fish dishes for their ancestors on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month.
The custom expresses gratitude and hopes for a good harvest, peace and an adequate livelihood.
Its meaning connects food, family remembrance and the agricultural cycle.
The Mau Due Tay fish festival was recognised as national intangible cultural heritage in 2016. That earlier designation provides background rather than a new recognition awarded in 2026.
The gathering offers a way to explain those traditions to both community members and visitors.
Participation and local products
This year's programme included fish races, fishing contests, traditional food preparation and ethnic-clothing presentations.
The article also lists a cattle-beauty contest and opportunities to catch fish by hand in fields.
These activities place practical experiences alongside the ceremonial elements.
OCOP products, farm produce, food and other local specialties were displayed to introduce the area's distinctive goods.
The report does not provide an attendance total or commercial revenue.
The confirmed result is the festival and its programme, bringing a new-rice custom into a shared community setting while giving local products another opportunity to be introduced.