Traditional festivals in Thua Thien - Hue province:
Vietnam traditional festivals in July 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.
Location: 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.
Activities: 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.
Time: 12th to the 13th day of the sixth lunar month. The main festival day on the 13th day of the sixth lunar month.
Location: 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.
Activities: 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.
Vietnam traditional festivals in July Phu Xuan Communal House Festival
Time: 5th to the 6th day of the sixth lunar month
Location: Thai Phien Street, Tay Loc Ward, Hue City, Thua Thien Hue Province.
Objects of worship: The genies of founding the village.
Activities: Tam sinh sacrifice (use three animals: ox, pig, and goat as offerings to sacrifice to the god).
Traditional festivals in Dong Nai province:
Vietnam traditional festivals in July Ky Yen Festival
Time: The 26th day of the sixth lunar month.
Location: Nguyen Huu Canh Temple, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.
Activities: Boat racing, vying for offerings to get fortunes.
Time: The 26th day of the sixth lunar month.
Location: Nguyen Huu Canh Temple, Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province.
Activities: Boat racing, vying for offerings to get fortunes.
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