Bach Dang Festival
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Time:
9th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place:
Festival center is at
Tran Hung Dao Temple -
Vua Ba Shrine and other
temples and communal
houses in Yen Hung
District, Quang Ninh
Province:
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Yen Giang Communal House (Yen Giang Commune)
-Trung
Ban Communal House (Lien Hoa Commune)
-Trung
Coc Temple (Nam Hoa Commune)
-Dien
Cong Communal House (Dien Cong Commune)
Objects of worship:
Tran Hung Dao.
Characteristics:
Bach Dang traditional swimming festival.
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Cua Ong Temple Festival
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Time:
From the 2nd day of the first lunar
month to the 30th day of the third lunar
month. The main festival day is on the 3rd
of the second lunar month.
Place:
Cua Ong
Ward,
Cam Pha Town, Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship:
Hung Nhuong Vuong Tran Quoc Tang (Royal Highest Dong
Hai), Hoang Cau - a local general.
Characteristics:
Incense offering Ceremony, procession of ancestral
tablet.
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Going to the field Festival
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Time:
The good day of the sixth
lunar month.
Place: Yen Hung District,
Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship:
Tien Cong (founding father) and Agriculture genie.
Characteristics: Elders
of village go to communal house and shrine to
worship Tien Cong (founding father) and Agriculture
genie. The neu tree is put in the field before the
gate of the communal house, a thu tu (custodian of
communal house) transplants rice seedlings around
neu tree in the acclaim of villagers.
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Khai Uong Festival
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Time:
The good day of the fourth lunar month.
Place:
Yen Hung District, Quang Ninh Province.
Characteristics: Tien Cong worshipping
ceremony in communal house and shrine, then people
go to the field to sow rice.
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Long Tien Pagoda Festival
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Time: The 24th day of
the third lunar month.
Place: Long Tien
Pagoda, at the foot of Bai Tho Mountain, Halong
City, Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship:
Tran Hung Dao.
Characteristics:
Procession of ancestral tablet of Duc Ong
palanquin.
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Quan Lan Festival
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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.
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Tien Cong Festival
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Time:
7th day of the first lunar month.
Place:
Cam La Commune, Ha Nam Island, Yen Hung District,
Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship:
Founding fathers who built dykes, created the
populated Ha Nam Island.
Characteristics:
The senior men of the village (all older than 70
years old) go to the temple for congratulation
ceremony; wrestling show.
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Tra Co Festival
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Time:
30th day of the fifth lunar month to the
6th day of the sixth lunar month.
Place:
Tra Co, Mong Cai Town, Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship:
Six village�s tutelary god and Nguyen Huu Cau, a
peasant leader during Le Dynasty.
Characteristics:
Fat pigs contest, vegetarian and meat-feast contest.
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Yen Tu Festival
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Time: From the 10th
day of the first lunar month until the end of
the third lunar month.
Place: Yen Tu historical site and
beauty spot, Uong Bi Town, Quang Ninh Province.
Objects of worship: Sakyamuni Buddha.
Participators: People from all walks
of life.
Characteristics:
Pilgrimage in respect of Buddha, going sightseeing.
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