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Bài Chòi is a form of card playing with 32 cards in 9 huts made of bamboo and thatched roofs. 9 huts are built according to the eight trigram formation with 8 huts corresponding to the eight gates of Tàng, Tốn, Đoài, Cảm, Ly, Trống, Cống, Côn and 1 hut in the middle, called the middle hut. Bài Chòi is hosted in large, shaded spaces during festivals and from the first day of the New Year until the end of January. The celebration begins with ceremonies performed by the elderly and dignitaries in which they worship the land, the gods, and the tutelary god while offering prayers for a peaceful new year full of bountiful harvests and wealthy villages. Ms/Mr "Hiệu" is the leader and chairperson of the Bài Chòi festival, understands the rules of the game, is good at singing, and talented in dialogue. Players not only understand the rules of the game but also must know many proverbs and know how to sing folk songs. Bài Chòi art has four basic activities: playing - hitting - shouting - singing. These activities are supported by tools such as cards, bamboo tubes, chipmunks, war drums, adoring drums, small drums, flags, etc. The rules of the game are as follows: each card has 3 leaves, and each leaf is a letter. The main card is the Tam Cúc deck of 27 pairs. One half is put into the tube for the person to chant, and the other half will be divided into 9 huts, each hut includes 3 leaves. For each card drawn, the person who wins that card will shout. If they win 3 cards, they will be the winner.

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The Art of Bài Chòi is a type of folk art and folk game typical of Central Vietnam, which later developed into a type of opera. Art of Bài Chòi is a form of calling - singing - playing art of Bài Chòi at huts held in spring and some traditional festivals. The person calling/singing for art of Bài Chòi is a male and female couple called Hiệu at the main hut. Players at the huts buy cards, start playing when Hiệu shakes the cards and picks up cards, calls/sings to introduce the cards (each card is a call) with Bài Chòi tunes with lyrics of poems, rhymes, folk songs, narratives about daily activities... and reads the names of the cards for everyone to know. The game ends when the player has 3 cards that match Hiệu's call. Anyone can play art of Bài Chòi , each game has from one to two players or more. The art of Bài Chòi is conveyed in a simple and natural way, creating attraction for the public, becoming an essential and popular cultural activity throughout the Central region.

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Bài Chòi is a form of entertaining card playing in the form of answering questions. In Bình Định, there are three forms of Bài Chòi: "story" Bài Chòi with a backdrop and theater; Bài Chòi "class"/ "mat" takes place on the mat and the Bài Chòi playing festival. Among them, the Bài Chòi festival has the largest scale, taking place during Tet holidays in the village communal house yard or a large, flat areas of land, near residential areas and markets. Nine or eleven houses with thatched roofs, made of bamboo and cork, are erected in a U shape during a Bài Chòi celebration. Cái hut is the name of the hut at the bottom of the U. Leading the game are the "Hiệu", people who are knowledgeable and good at male singing, guest singing, Lý singing, etc, know many poems, and folk songs, know how to make jokes, and at the same time, respond quickly, sitting in the Cái hut. They draw a card from the tube, hold it up, and sing a riddle about the name of the card, called Hô Thai. Players buy 3 cards and sit on huts to wait. If all 3 cards match the cards named by "Hiệu", then you win, receive a reward, and end the game. Bình Định Bài Chòi Art has musical accompaniment from erhu, duet, trumpet, and war drum. The "Hiệu" when shouting or singing must follow the rhythm of the musical instruments, especially the war drums. Players can also compete in singing and responding with "Hiệu", creating cheerful laughter and optimism for participants.

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Bài Chòi is a typical cultural activity of people in the South Central region in general, and in Phu Yen in particular, taking place during holidays. The Bài Chòi Festival usually takes place from the first day of the New Year to the day the Ritual Pole is taken down, which is the seventh day of Tet. At the beginning of the festival, elders and officials in the village hold a ceremony to worship the God of agriculture, the Tutelary God, and Earth gods, etc., Bài Chòi Festival consists of 9, 11, or 13 high bamboo huts with stairs leading up for players to sit. Each hut has a bamboo tube to hold cards and a punch to type out announcements. There are many forms of building huts. First, there are nine huts constructed in the shape of an octagon, or eight trigrams. Second, construct the eleven huts in accordance with the cans. Third, construct one of the 13 huts based on the animal of the zodiac. The middle hut is reserved for elders and dignitaries; The remaining huts are chosen by the players. The bamboo stall is set up in the middle, opposite the middle hut, for the orchestra of the elders. On the stall, there is a tray inlaid with conch containing wine, betel, areca nut, and money to bring to offer whenever a hut wins. A card game will have the participation of the following characters: A signer is a person who can play a game of cards well, understands the rules, can dance and sing well, and has an improvisational flair. An individual who operates the request of the signal is known as a sign operator. The card player call the card's leg. Start, a sign distributor distributes cards to the huts; shouts the signal to shake the tube, draw a card, and shouts a sentence for the card players to guess; sign operator receives cards; The card players strike the bell; run the check mark and hand over the card to the player that guessed correctly; When a hut has three cards, the signal is given to beat the war drum and the adoring drum, and the orchestra pours in congratulations; Call to the winning hut to collect the main card and three small cards for presentation; Carrying a tray of prize money, betel and areca nuts, wine and prize flags and giving them to the player in the winning hut; shouted congratulatory songs; The signal operator collects all the cards in the remaining huts to prepare for the next play. If "Hiệu" calls a card that matches the card in the tube, the player knocks 3 times. When he reaches the game, meaning there are no cards in the tube, he knocks for a long time. The deck of playing cards includes 27 or 33 spleen cards and 9 or 11 small bamboo cards, painted or printed with simple names, such as Nhứt Nọc, Nhì Nghèo, Tam Quăng, Tứ Cẳng, Ba Gà, Bảy Thưa, etc., The deck is divided into 3 sections: the "văn" section, the "vạn" section, and the book section. Mr. "Hiệu" usually controls the game like an actor, has a strong voice, and can read or improvise witty sentences to respond to the name of the card being called. In addition to entertainment, Thai verses also have the effect of educating people about morality, personality, love for the homeland, love for couples, etc.