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Monday, May 23, 2011

Festival in June (2) - in Hanoi, Hung Yen province

Traditional festivals in Hung Yen province: 
Thanh Sam Festival
Time: The 2nd day of the fifth lunar month.
Location: Kim Dong District, Hung Yen Province.
Objects of worship: Tutelary god Huong Thien, Dao Quang (the reign of Hung Due Vuong), who had merit of fighting Thuc troop.
Activities: The festival recalls the embodied day of tutelary god.

Traditional festivals in Ha Noi city:
Van Khe Communal House Festival
Time: From the 17th to the 18th day of the fifth lunar month.
Location: Nghia Huong Commune, Quoc Oai District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Two village's tutelary gods, sons of Lac Long Quan and Au Co.
Activities: Water procession, wrestling, chess playing, to tom diem playing, cheo performance.
 
Vinh Ninh Communal House Festival
Time: 13th day of the fifth lunar month.
Location: Vinh Quynh Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Nang Tia, general of Hai Ba Trung.
Activities: Worshipping ancestor, traditional procession of god, mock battle performance.

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