Celebrating Victory Festival of the Nung Din
Time: The 1st day of the seventh lunar month. Place: Muong Khuong and Bac Ha Districts, Lao Cai Province. Objects of worship: Earth genie. Characteristics: Offerings to sacrifice to genies include the food made from banana: banana, banana inflorescense, banana core, 7 - colour steamed glutinous rice which symbolize banana tree and a pair of red chopsticks, folk song singing to tell about the story of fighting invaders. (Detail) | |
Man Tru Commune Festival
Time: The 2nd day of the seventh lunar month. Place: Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province. Objects of worship: Seven Royal Highest mandarins (Hai, Linh, Long, Loi, Luong, Nhao, Son) in the reign of Hung Vuong, who had merit of quelling a revolt in Hung Hoa. Characteristics: The offerings include buffalo, goat, pig; and entertainment. (Detail) | |
Ngoc Lich Hamlet Festival
Time: The 3rd day of the seventh lunar month. Place: Ngoc Lich Hamlet, Van Lam District, Hung Yen Province. Objects of worship: Three Royal Highest mandarins - village's tutelary gods: Lam Lang, Linh Lang, Ngoc Luyen, who had talent in fighting the aggressors (in the reign of Hung Vuong). Characteristics: Slaughtering buffalo for offering to worship. (Detail) | |
Quan Lan Festival
Time: The festivities are organized yearly on the 18th day of the sixth lunar month, but the celebration lasts from the 10th to the 20th day of month. Place: Dinh Wharf in Quan Lan Commune, Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province. Characteristics: The festival is organized to commemorate the victory against the Mongol invaders in 1288, as well as the feats of Tran Khanh Du, a famous Tran General. They also pray for good “harvest” from the sea. (Detail) | |
Ba Xa Temple Festival
Time: The 12th day of the sixth lunar month. Place: Minh Duc Commune, Ung Hoa District, Ha Tay Province. Objects of worship: Saint Mac Trau. Characteristics: Dragon dance, unicorn dance, cock fighting, wrestling, beating bag of rice and bag of water. (Detail) | |
Cai Cong Temple Festival
Time:7th day of the seventh lunar month and the 10th day to the 12th day of the second lunar month. Place: Thuong Thanh Village, Thanh Cao Commune, Thanh Oai District, Ha Tay Province. Objects of worship:Mr. Cai Cong, a general of Hai Ba Trung, who impersonated a woman to take part in the insurgent army. Characteristics: Procession, vegetarian feast, Chinese chess, wrestling, cock fighting. (Detail) | |
Phu Hieu Festival
Time: The 14th day of the sixth lunar month. Place: Doc Lap Commune, Hung Ha District, Thai Binh Province. Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god. Characteristics: Water procession, sacrifice to the god, dragon dance, cheo singing. (Detail) | |
Chi Long Village Festival
Time: 12th to the 13th day of the sixth lunar month. The main festival day on the 13th day of the sixth lunar month.
Place: Phong Chuong Commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province.
Objects of worship: Lady Dai Cang (in the 15th century), who had merit of escorting 4 heads of clan (Le, Nguyen, Vo, Tran) reclaimed wasteland and set up the village. Characteristics: Ky phuoc ceremony, procession of heads of clan's votive tablets, túc yêt ceremony (includes: reading funeral oration, bong dancing, incense offering). The offerings include the whole pig and ox. After worshipping, some offerings are put on paper boat and floated on river. The custom of avoiding going to the forest and no fire from morning to evening. (Detail) | |
Thanh Phuoc Festival
Time: 22nd day of the sixth lunar month.
Place: Thanh Phuoc Village, Huong Phong Commune, Huong Tra District, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Objects of worship: Village's tutelary god Phan Niem, who followed King Le Thanh Tong to Binh Chiem fighting invaders and his wife, Lady Ky Thach (stone goddess). People worship them in the shrine. Characteristics: Procession. (Detail) | |
Ky Yen Festival
Time: The 26th day of the sixth lunar month. Place: Nguyen Huu Canh Temple, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province. Characteristics: Boat racing, vying for offerings to get fortunes. (Detail) | |
Ong Pagoda Festival
Time: The 24th day of the sixth lunar month. Place: 676 - 678 Nguyen Trai Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City. Objects of worship: Quan Cong and many other Chinese gods. Characteristics: Incense offering ceremony, statue-washing ceremony, unicorn dance, boi singing. (Detail) | | | |
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