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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Festival in June (2) - in Hue, Ninh Thuan, Tra Vinh

Traditional festivals in Thua Thien - Hue province: 
Co Bi Village Festival
Time: 23rd day of the fifth lunar month
Location: Co Bi Village, Phong Son Commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Objects of worship: God of the opening rice paddies.
Activities: Procession of worship-conferring diploma from Dinh Shrine to the communal house, chess playing, cock fighting.

Traditional festivals in Ninh Thuan province:
 
Cau Dao Festival of the Cham
Time: The 18th day of the fifth lunar month or when the drought menaced.
Location: Poklong Garai and Po Rome Towers, Ninh Thuan Province.
Objects of worship: Agriculture Genie.
Activities: The sorcerer and local people go to tower to worship the Agriculture Genie praying for rain and pray gods for good crops. White buffalo is used as the offering to sacrifice to the god.

Traditional festivals in Tra Vinh province: 
My Long Sea Worshipping Festival
Time: From 10th day to the 12th day of the fifth lunar month.
Location: Ba Chua Xu Temple, My Long Town, Cau Ngang District, Tra Vinh Province.
Objects of worship: Ba Chua Xu (the local goddess), Ca Ong (whale).
Activities: The festival of the fishermen in the southern coastal areas. The festival includes rites: welcoming the Lord Whale, procession of Ba Chua Xu, sacrifice to the Agriculture genie. Games: bag jumping (jumping in the bag), tug-of-war, fish catching.

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