Like other folk festivals in Vietnam, the Do So Buffalo Fighting Festival includes two parts which are the ritual and the festival.

![]() Buffalos are led to the stage to fight. Photo: VNA
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![]() "Life-and-death" battle.
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![]() They use their strength of horns to attack rival.
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![]() People tremble with excitement when watching the fight.
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![]() Bloody battle.
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Wishing to win the competition, owners of the buffalos spend a large amount of money and time to seek strong and beautiful buffalo breeds from Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Malaysia, among others.
![]() Owner of the winner buffalo congratulated.
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Due to wartime, the festival was interrupted for a period and officially restored in 1990 and has become a significant cultural and tourism event in Haiphong.
The Do Son Buffalo Fighting Festival was recognized as one of 15 official festivals at the national level in 2000 and a national intangible cultural heritage in 2012.
Photos by An Dang/VNA.
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