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The teams competed in burning straw to cook rice.
The rice pots of the teams participating in the competition this morning (the 8th day of the first lunar month).
Before the competition, the women of the competing teams began bundling straw to cook rice.
Rice was distributed to the participating teams.
The young men of the teams prepare to light the fire.
The teams perform a ceremony before entering the fire-pulling competition.
The teams began to pull the fire.
In the fire-making competition, the team that gets the tinder to catch fire first will receive the highest score. Afterward, the team members will carry the fire back to their team's stove.
The tool for starting a fire is a pre-prepared tinder. Originally, tinder was made from: straw for starting a fire, a section of old male bamboo with small grooves drilled into it, and a bamboo stick inserted into the groove to start the fire.
The first team pulled the red flame.
Meanwhile, the remaining teams are still struggling to light their fires...
...blowing fire
After getting the fire going, the teams quickly started the stoves.
The remaining members work together to pound the rice.
Sift the freshly milled rice to select the best quality rice for cooking in the competition.
Villagers in Thi Cam gathered to watch the traditional rice-cooking competition.
Many people come to the temple to pray for peace and good fortune in the new year.
The competing teams began their rice-cooking segment.
The atmosphere in the village square was lively.
The whole team gathered around their rice pot.
The rice-cooking competition in Thi Cam village always attracts a large crowd of spectators every year.
While waiting for the teams to cook their rice, the organizers presented the award to the team that won first place in the fire-making competition.
The officials went searching for the rice pot in the middle of the village courtyard.
The mandarin had to poke his stick into each pile of ashes to find the rice pots of the teams.
A pot of rice from the competition team.
The contestants carefully prepared their rice pots before handing them to the judges.
Four pots of cooked rice are being brought into the temple for judging.
The judging panel is urgently awarding prizes.
Four bowls of rice were taken from the four rice pots of the four teams.
Offering the food from the competition to the shrine.
To choose the best pot of rice, the village elders base their judgment on the aroma, whiteness, and stickiness of the rice grains. 
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