Rope walking and under-rope performances are a genre of folk-spectacular art and have deep history. Some written sources testify that in the palace of Amir Temur magnificent performances were staged with participation of ropewalkers. There is also information that Uzbek ropewalkers demonstrated in the past (i.e. in XVIII- XIX centuries) their skills in China, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and other countries. But with a lapse of time rope walking developed significantly, so that ropes began to be mounted on a much higher height. Later rope walking began to be performed in circus arenas and became an integral part of circus art. Notably, the performances of ropewalkers were always combined with those of polvons (strongmen), illusionists, dancers, qiziqchi and askiyachi (comedians and wisecrackers) as well as with traditional circus-related performances (such as walking on stilts, tricks, acrobatics, equilibristic, legerdemain; tamed bears, snakes, monkeys, horses, goats, etc.).

Rattan Cord Tugging Rituals and Games festival in Huong Canh is officially held on January 3 and is a performance in Canh village festival on the full moon day of the second lunar month. The game of river towing originates from the tactics of Ngo Quyen's navy, using a rope tow to adjust the speed of the warship to match the rise and fall of the tide on the Canh River. The rattan cord tugging game is held on a large, flat land along the river. In the middle of the beach, an ironwood pole is buried firmly in the ground, with a hole about 1m above the ground to thread the rope. The twin honey line is 70m long, has no worms, no ends, and evenly long internodes. Two teams play: each team has 25 members, the 2 strongest people - standing on the river, stepping on the pole to gain momentum to pull the rope, next, each hole (the holes are about 1m apart) are pairs of players, two Stand with your feet under the hole, butt touching the edge of the hole, lean back, both hands trying to pull the rope back, the last hole has 1 pair of hands. To keep the rhythm and adjust techniques, each team also has an additional trich song (general) and an assistant (soldier). After the Priest threads the rope and makes a mark, the villages appoint two men to "pull the ritual". After that, "generals, soldiers" and each pair of soldiers enter the predetermined hole position. Each match must have 3 rounds, each round lasting about 15-20 minutes. The winning team is the team that pulls the rope 50cm beyond the painted line.

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