Festivals in Nghe An

Bua Cave Festival Time: 21st to the 23rd day of the first lunar month. Place: Chau Tien Commune, Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province. Characteristics: Spring festival of the ethnic minority.

Festivals in Nghe An

Bua Cave Festival
Time: 21st to the 23rd day of the first lunar month. 
Place: Chau Tien Commune, Quy Chau District, Nghe An Province. 
Characteristics: Spring festival of the ethnic minority.     

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Con Temple Festival
Time: The 19th to the 21st day of the first lunar month.
Place: Phuong Can Village, Quynh Phuong Commune, Quynh Luu District, Nghe An Province. 
Objects of worship: Duc Thanh Mau, the Holy Mother - one of four goddesses (she protects and supports for villagers to have prosperous life, helping the armies cross the ocean safe and sound). 
Characteristics: Game of mimic navy battle.      

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Hau Luat Festival
Time: 5th to the 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province.
Objects of worship: Trieu Co who expanded a new cultivative land.
Characteristics: Opening new land festival in the beginning of the year.     

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Nguyen Su Hoi Temple Festival
Time: The 15th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Van Loc Village, Nghi Tan Ward, Cua Lo Town, Nghe An Province.
Objects of worship: Nguyen Su Hoi (Thai Uy Quan Cong, a high-ranking mandarin in old dynasties who had great merit of expanding the wasteland of the east of Nghi Loc District). 
Characteristics: Palanquin procession of god, boat racing.      

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Qua Son Temple Festival
Time: 19th to the 21st day of the first lunar month.
Place: Boi Son Commune, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province.
Objects of worship: Ly Nhat Quang (Uy Minh Royal Highest Ly Hoang).
Characteristics: Worshipping ceremony, a procession of 12 dragon boats, boat racing.      

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Quynh Festival
Time: The 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. 
Place: Quynh Doi Commune, Quynh Luu District, Nghe An Province. 
Objects of worship: The ancestors of families: Ho, Nguyen, Hoang, Duong, Phan, Pham who had merit of setting up the village. 
Characteristics: Procession of god to communal house, sacrifice - offering ceremony, vying for cau gio, wrestling, swinging.      

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Thanh Dam Festival 
(Mussels Procession Festival)
Time: the 15th day to the 18th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Thanh Dam Village, Nam Tan Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province.
Objects of worship: Water-nymph.
Characteristics: Mussels procession and releasing mussels.      

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Tram Festival
Time: 1st to the 3rd day of the first lunar month. 
Place: Dong Liet Hamlet, Nam Thai Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province.
Characteristics: Rice cooking contest. Each couple are both walking and cooking rice.