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Friday, June 17, 2011

Go Thap Festival


Time: The 16th day of the third lunar month and the 16th day of the eleventh lunar month.
Place: Tan Kieu Commune, Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap Province.
Characteristics: Cau an ceremony

Go Thap Historical Site includes 5 relics, among which Doc Binh Kieu Grave and Ba Chua Xu Temple are the most famous. Every year, the festival is held in the large-scale with ceremonies of via Ba Chua Xu (the 16th day of the third lunar month) and Doc Binh Kieu’s death anniversary (the 16th day of the eleventh lunar month), attracts many people.

The festival involves cau an ceremony, worshipping the Agriculture genie, worshipping Ong (Doc Binh Kieu) or Ba Chua Xu. During the festival, other activities such as unicorn dance, boi singing, martial fighting, battle of fire are held.

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