Street storming

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Street storming
Đi bão
Street storming in 2018
StatusActive
GenreVictory parades, street parties
FrequencyOccasional, spontaneous
Country Vietnam
FoundedDecember 4, 1995 (1995-12-04)
Most recentMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)
AttendanceMillions
AreaNationwide
ActivityMassive gathering and celebration, flag waving, honking and noise making

Street storming (Vietnamese: Đi bão, lit. 'Go storming') is an occasional and spontaneous social activity in Vietnam. While it is also used to refer to street racing, the term is more often used to call the massive gatherings and celebrations of Vietnamese football supporters and civilians on the streets around the country in response to major victories of Vietnam football teams.

Overview[edit]

Street storming on January 23, 2018, in Ho Chi Minh City
Street storming on January 23, 2018, in Ho Chi Minh City

Association football is the most popular sport in Vietnam.[1][2][3] Google search trends for 2018 in Vietnam show that football was the most searched topic by Vietnamese internet users.[4] Former Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc commented that football inspired patriotism and national pride in Vietnam.[5] Taking to the streets to celebrate whenever the national team wins an important match is a habit of Vietnamese supporters,[6] which is one of the culture shocks for foreign visitors.[7]

Street storming usually occurs when millions of people[8][9] parade the streets[10] while waving the national flags,[11] honking,[12] singing songs, banging pots and pans, and zipping up and down streets on motorbikes.[13] During street storming, the participants cheer, shake hands and hug each other, even to strangers.[14]

History[edit]

A massive gathering on December 28, 2008

The first recorded occurrences of street storming in Vietnam were in 1995 with the participation of Vietnam national football team in the Southeast Asian Games. After Vietnam's first victorious match against Malaysia on December 4, Vietnamese fans across the country flocked to the streets to cheer and celebrate. As the national team advanced further in the tournament, the gatherings gradually grew bigger and lasted longer, climaxing with Vietnam ending up as the runner-up, when "a sea of people" gathered to welcome the team as they returned on December 18.[15] According to former football player Trần Công Minh [vi], the team was surprised and excited by the lively scene and love of the fans.[16] Since then, street storming has become a distinctive feature and leisure activity of Vietnamese football fans.[17]

The next instance and the first nationwide street storming occurred in 1998 after the national team defeated Thailand 3–0 in the semi-final match of the 1998 AFF Championship.[18][19] Five years later, street storming happened again when Vietnamese football supporters in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and other provinces took to the streets to celebrate after the Vietnam U-23 won the semi-final match against Malaysia in the 2003 Southeast Asian Games on December 9, 2003.[20] In the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup, the streets of Vietnam were once again stormed following the victorious games against Singapore and Thailand on December 21,[21] 24,[22] and 28,[23] in celebration of the nation's first championship. One year later, on December 14, the fans around the country celebrated the 4–1 victory against Singapore in 2009 Southeast Asian Games,[24] although Vietnam later lost to Malaysia in the final match.

Street storming on December 15, 2018, in Hanoi
Street storming on December 15, 2018, in Hanoi

After this tournament, Vietnam football team achieved no major successes for nearly 10 years and street storming did not occur again until Vietnam U23, led by the new head coach Park Hang-seo, unexpectedly passed the group stage of the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship before defeating Iraq in January 20[25] and Qatar in January 23[26] in the quarter-final and semi-final, respectively. Park Hang-seo's following successes with the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup's championship,[27] the 2019 AFC Asian Cup's quarter-final round,[28] a victory in the World Cup qualification second round,[29] and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games as well as the 2021 Southeast Asian Games' football gold medal[30] also led to massive celebrations across the country.

Consequences and casualty[edit]

Street storming in Hanoi after the national team won the 2018 AFF Championship on December 15

After the national soccer team won its first international title in December 2008, at least four people were killed during the celebration night, with 183 emergency cases of people injured in Ho Chi Minh City and 63 cases of people injured in traffic accidents in Hanoi.[13]

After the street storming on December 10, 2019, 50 traffic accidents were reported with 31 dead and 35 injured.[31]

Criticism[edit]

Journalist Nguyễn Lưu criticized street storming, calling it "misguided fan culture" and a sign of "low education".[32]

Other varieties[edit]

Yemen[edit]

Shortly after the 2021 WAFF U-15 Championship, where Yemen created history by winning the tournament by beating Saudi Arabia on penalties, street storming began to occur across Yemen with thousands of Yemenis stormed the streets in all around the country with mass celebration, a rare display of unity of people of Yemen amidst the ongoing Yemeni civil war, and was congratulated by then-President of Yemen, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.[33][34]

References[edit]

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  11. ^ "Streets explode in euphoria as nation wins football gold". VnExpress. December 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Chaos on streets of Vietnam after football team advances to Asian Games semis". Yahoo! News. August 18, 2018.
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  16. ^ Khương Xuân (December 6, 2018). "Xuống đường mừng đội tuyển chiến thắng: Không nên thái quá" [Taking to the streets to celebrate the victory of the national team: Don't overdo it] (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ Online.
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  19. ^ Song An (January 21, 2018). ""Việt Nam vô địch"" ["Vietnam is the champion"] (in Vietnamese). Báo Thanh Tra.
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  21. ^ Xuân Mai (December 22, 2008). "Hàng nghìn người đổ ra đường mừng chiến thắng" [Thousands of people take to the streets to celebrate] (in Vietnamese). Báo Tiền Phong.
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  23. ^ "Nổ tung trời đêm mừng chiến thắng của tuyển bóng đá VN" [An explosive night to celebrate Vietnam football team's victory] (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ Online. December 28, 2008.
  24. ^ Huyền Vi (December 14, 2009). "Cổ động viên "đi bão" sau chiến thắng của tuyển Việt Nam" [Fans "storm the streets" after Vietnam team's victory] (in Vietnamese). Pháp Luật Online.
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  29. ^ "Cổ động viên đổ ra đường mừng chiến thắng: "Việt Nam sẽ đánh bại Thái Lan"" [Fans take to the streets to celebrate: "Vietnam will defeat Thailand"] (in Vietnamese). Báo Lao Động. November 15, 2019.
  30. ^ "Biển người ra đường ăn mừng U22 Việt Nam vô địch SEA Games 30" [A sea of people take to the streets to celebrate Vietnam U22's Sea Games 30 championship] (in Vietnamese). Báo Người Lao Động. December 12, 2019.
  31. ^ Hoàng Lâm (December 11, 2019). "50 vụ tai nạn, 31 người chết trong ngày 'đi bão' ăn mừng chiến thắng" [50 accidents, 31 dead on the day of 'street storming' for victory celebration] (in Vietnamese). Phụ Nữ Online.
  32. ^ Dương Phương Vinh (December 11, 2018). "'Văn hóa cổ vũ bóng đá đang lệch lạc'" ['Football fan culture is being misguided'] (in Vietnamese). Tiền Phong Online.
  33. ^ "Yemen football team victory unifies war-torn country". Arab News. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  34. ^ Ahmed, Omar (December 15, 2021). "Yemen unites in celebration after U15 football team beats Saudi to win West Asian championship". Middle East Monitor.
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