Festivals in Hanoi

Objects of worship: Thai Luan - the founder of making paper. Characteristics: Death anniversary of the founder - Worship to the ancestor, offerings include Chè Kho (soft green-lentil cake), Bánh Giấy, betel-nut, wine.

Festivals in Hanoi

An Coc Village (Ke Quan) Festival
Time: 9th to the 10th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Hong Minh Commune, Phu Xuyen District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Thai Luan - the founder of making paper.
Characteristics: Death anniversary of the founder - Worship to the ancestor, offerings include Chè Kho (soft green-lentil cake), Bánh Giấy, betel-nut, wine.      

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An Hoa village Festival
Time: the 10th to the 12th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Yen Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Ly Nhan Tong, Lady Van Phuc, Lady Tu Nang (daughter of Ly Nam De), Bach Hac tam giang.
Characteristics: Worshipping ceremonies are carried out by men only or by women only, Chinese chess playing, cock fighting.      

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An Phu Communal House Festival
Time: The 13th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Nghia Do Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Nguyen Bong God and Mr. Tran Toan.
Characteristics: Game of “di câu noi” (going on the noi bridge). A long, small, smooth and pliable bamboo is spanned from the lakeshore to the mid-lake, look like a bridge swaying lightly, and not fit a foot. The prize hang on the above able to hand.      

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An Son Festival
Time:5th day of the first lunar month. 
Place: An Son Village, Dong Son Commune, Chuong My District, Ha Tay Province. 
Objects of worship:Three brothers of Dang family (Dang Ca, Dang Hai, Dang Ba), generals of Hai Ba Trung. 
Characteristics: Flag festival.      

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Ba Chua Kho Temple (Giang Vo) Festival
Time: the 12th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Giang Vo Communal House, Giang Vo Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship:Ba Chua Kho (Queen of the Stock).
Characteristics:The worshipping ceremony of 13 villages. Games: human chess, duck catching, puppetry show, and water puppetry show.      

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Ba Gia Village Festival
Time: 9th to the 11th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Phu Gia Communal House, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Royal Highest Trang Muc, a general of Saint Dong, Queen of silkworm Quynh Hoa.
Characteristics: Water procession, a dao singing.      

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Ba Giang Kite Flying Festival
Time: 15th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Hong Ha Commune, Dan Phuong District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Sir Nguyen Ca, deputy general of King Dinh Tien Hoang.
Characteristics: Kite flying contest, banh day procession, rice cooking contest.      

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Ba Tam Temple Festival
Time: The 19th to the 22nd day of the second lunar month and the 25th day of the seventh lunar month. The main festival day is on the 19th day of the second lunar month. The festival is held in large-scale every 5-year. 
Place: Duong Da Hamlet, Duong Xa Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Imperial concubine Y Lan. 
Characteristics: Custom of “Phat co tong” (raising the flag of the canton).      

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Ba Tia Communal House Festival
Time: the 8th to the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Vinh Ninh Hamlet, Vinh Quynh Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Truong Tu Nuong, General under Hai Ba Trung.
Characteristics: Contests of wrestling, chess, smash pots and pans while going on the bridge.      

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Ba Xa Temple Festival
Time: The 12th day of the sixth lunar month.
Place: Minh Duc Commune, Ung Hoa District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Saint Mac Trau.
Characteristics: Dragon dance, unicorn dance, cock fighting, wrestling, beating bag of rice and bag of water.      

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Bac Bien Village Festival
Time: 6th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Ngoc Thuy Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Ly Thuong Kiet, Hai Ba Trung, Dao Ky.
Characteristics: Palanquin procession of the relationship between neighbouring villages, carp releasing.      

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Bach Ma Temple Festival
Time: the 12th to the 13th day of the second lunar month.
Place: 76 Hang Buom Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bach Ma God (the symbol of God of sun), Long Do God (the god defends the east), confer a title of "Thang Long Capital of Nation royal tutelary god"
Characteristics: Xuan Nguu presenting rite.      

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Bach Tru (Ke Bach) Festival
Time: 9th to the 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Tien Thang Commune, Me Linh District, Ha Noi.
Objects of worship: My Nuong, and Cong Son - a general of Hai Ba Trung.
Characteristics: Procession of Ba's palanquin, sacrifices-offering ceremony, banh giay making contest.      

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Bat Nao Festival
Time: 15th to the 18th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place:Phu Nhieu Hamlet, Quang Trung Commune, Phu Xuyen District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Truong Cong, Khanh Cong (D�nh Bat Nao), also called Tho Lenh or Than Trung Thanh, general of the 18th Hung King.
Characteristics:Sacrifice to the god, ho cua dinh, praying for people and things prosperous, good crops.      

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Bat Trang Village Festival
Time: From the 14th to the 16th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Bat Trang Communal House, Bat Trang Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Han Cao To and Lu Hau, Cai O Minh Chinh Tu Royal Highest, top-ranking general Phan, Ho Quoc Genie, Bach Ma Genie. 
Characteristics: Water procession, ancestral tablet washing, contest of composing ca tru song to sing on the worshipping ceremony.      

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Binh Da Festival
Time: 2nd to the 6th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Binh Minh Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Lac Long Quan, Au Co, Linh Lang.
Characteristics: Returning procession, a procession of "bánh vìa" and floating it to Long cung (Water Palace), fire-works contest, cock fighting, chess playing.      

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Bo De Village Festival
Time: 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Phu Vien Village (Bo De is the official name of Phu Vien Village), Bo De Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Cao Son, Ms. Can My Nuong, Dung Hoa.
Characteristics: Boat racing.      

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Boat racing Festival in Yen Duyen
Time: 15th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Yen Duyen Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tran Khat Chan (tutelary god), Ba Chua (the Queen).
Characteristics: Boat racing.      

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Boi Khe Pagoda Festival
Time: 2nd day of the first lunar month.
Place: Tam Hung Commune, Thanh Oai District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Buddha, Zen teacher and shaman Nguyen Binh An (in the 14th century).
Characteristics: Water procession, statue washing, vegetarian feast offering. Games: dragon dance, stick dance, boat rowing for catching ducks, Chinese chess playing, cheo popular opera singing, burning of fireworks.     

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Cai Cong Temple Festival
Time:7th day of the seventh lunar month and the 10th day to the 12thday of the second lunar month.
Place: Thuong Thanh Village, Thanh Cao Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship:Mr. Cai Cong, a general of Hai Ba Trung, who impersonated a woman to take part in the insurgent army.
Characteristics: Procession, vegetarian feast, Chinese chess, wrestling, cock fighting.      

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Can Khe Village Festival
Time: the 16th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Nguyen Khe Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Phu Dong Thien Vuong.
Characteristics: A big procession of 16 groups with meticulous preparing. 60 young men and over 100 old people take part in the procession.      

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Canh Hoach Village Festival
Time: 12th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Dan Hoa Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship:Three tutelary gods: Trinh Ly, Cao Han (general of the 18th King Hung), Tran Uat (general of Tran Dynasty), first doctoral candidate Nguyen Duc Luong, grand duke Nguyen Quyen.
Characteristics: Fan procession, chess playing, sticks fighting, cheo singing, giving prominence to traditional fondness for learning and the martial spirit from long time ago.      

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Chang Son Festival
Time: From the 18th to the 19th day of the seventh lunar month. 
Place: Chang Son Commune, Thach That District, Ha Noi. 
Objects of worship: Water genie, and three gods who had merit of fighting Thuc troops: Tan Vien, Cao Son, Qui Minh. 
Characteristics: Procession of water genie's votive tablet, wrestling, cock fighting, swinging, Chinese chess, to tom, water puppetry, a daosinging, cheo performance.    

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Chem Temple Festival
Time: 14th to the 16th day of the fourth lunar month. 
Place: Thuy Phuong Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Ly Ong Trong and his wife - Princess Bach Tinh. 
Characteristics: Water procession on river, releasing pigeons.      

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Chi Nam Festival (Phu Giong Festival)
Time: 8th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Le Chi Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Saint Giong, Mr. Hien Cong, who had merit of fighting Yin invaders.
Characteristics: Sacrifice-offering ceremony, battle performance, stick fighting, stick vieing, and coconut vieing.      

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Choosing Bridegroom Festival
Time: The 2nd day of the second lunar month.
Place: Duong Yen Village, Xuan Non Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Lady General Le Thi Hoa in Hai Ba Trung Time.
Characteristics: Unique festival, in order to choose a talented and righteous bridegroom for Lady General Le Hoa.     

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Chuong Market Festival
Time: Market Festival: 10th day of the first lunar month (Village festival: 10th day of the third lunar month). 
Place: Chuong Market (Chuong Village) Phuong Trung Commune, Thanh Oai District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Bo Cai Dai Vuong Phung Hung, tutelary god. 
Characteristics: Sell and display conical hats, contests of human chess, rice cooking.      

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Co Loa Festival
Time: From the 6th to the 16th day of the first lunar month, the main festival day is on the 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Co Loa Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: King An Duong Vuong. 
Characteristics: The procession of 12 hamlets and 7 villages, the procession of "alive" king in Nhoi Village.      

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Cot Village Festival
Time: the 12th to the 15th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Cot Communal House, Yen Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Gods: Cao Son, Diem La, Moc Tinh, two gods of the soil (Royal Lady Trinh Thuc and top-ranking General Trang Han anh linh).
Characteristics: A procession of 7 palanquins (five for imperial votive tablets, one for royal honour-conferring diploma and incense serving, one for water jar).      

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Da Si Village Festival
Time: 12th to the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Da Si Village, Kien Hung Commune, Ha Dong District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Hoang Don Hoa, the village's tutelary god (famous medical doctor) and his wife - Princess Phuong Dung (who grew medicinal plant) in the 18th century, famous for 201 medicines.
Characteristics: Sacrifice and incense-offering ceremonies, palanquin procession, dragon dance, swinging, cock-fighting, wrestling, cheosinging, ca tru singing.      

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Dai Lan Village Festival
Time: 6th to the 8th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Dai Lan Hamlet, Duyen Ha Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Minh Ho, Linh Chieu, Cha Muc (Generals of Hung Vuong period and also three brothers).
Characteristics: A procession and making a feast of ca lang (hemibagrus), wrestling, sticks fighting, sticks dancing.      

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Dai Mo Festival
Time: 6th to the 8th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Dai Mo Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: A La Nang De (general lady of Hai Ba Trung), Thuy Hai Long vuong Nguyen Quy Duc, Nguyen Quy An, Nguyen Quy Kinh.
Characteristics: steamed - glutinous rice contest, human chess, a dào singing.      

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Dai Yen Village Festival
Time: 14th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Dai Yen Village, Ngoc Ha Ward, Ba Dình District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Princess Ngoc Hoa.
Characteristics: Human chess, cock fighting, nightingale fighting, dâng hoa (flower offering) dancing, old tuong performance.      

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Dam Temple Festival
Time: The 5th to the 7th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Sam Duong Hamlet, Ninh So Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: The Holy Mother of Water Palace.
Characteristics: Water procession, dragon dancing, lion dancing, characters forming, human chess, quan ho singing, cock fighting.     

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Dam Village Festival
Time: From the 9th to the 13th day of the third lunar month. The main festival day is on the 10th day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Dam Village, Tay Tuu Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Saint Bach Hac Tam Giang. 
Characteristics: Boat racing in three festival days.      

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Dau Pagoda Festival
Time: 8th to the 10th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Gia Phuc Village, Nguyen Trai Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Buddha Trinity, goddess Phap Vu, god of Well.
Characteristics: Lap nguyet ceremony, water procession from Lady Giao's well.      

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Dich Vong Trung Festival
Time: the 15th day of the first lunar month and the 12th day of the second lunar month. Held in the large-scale every 5-year on the 12thday of the second lunar month.
Place: Trung Hamlet, Dich Vong Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Chu Ly Royal Highest, Trieu Chí Thanh Royal Highest.
Characteristics: Wrestling, cock fighting, Chinese chess, pots and pans smashing, cheo singing, rope swinging.      

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Dinh Mai Festival
Time: The 20th day of the twelfth lunar month. 
Place: Thanh Mai Commune, Thanh Oai District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Ha Khoi Royal Highest, who had merit of assistant Dinh Bo Linh quelling vassal of Do Canh Thac - who ruled Thanh Oai Region 
Characteristics: Making sacrifice to the god, Chinese chess, cock fighting.      

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Dong Bo Dau Temple Festival
Time: 8th day of the first lunar month.
Place:Thong Nhat Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Huyen Thien (Ung Thien) Dai Thanh Thien Vuong.
Characteristics: In commemorating Ung Thien who had the merit of exterminating thuong luong (monster); gay (sticks) dance.      

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Dong Co Temple Festival
Time: 4th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bronze Drum Genie.
Characteristics: The festival is held in commemorating King Ly Thai Tong when he made the procession of Bronze Drum Genie in Dan Ne (Thanh Hoa) to Thang Long (Hà Noi now), set up a temple to worship the genie.      

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Dong Da Festival (Hanoi)
Time: The 5th day of the first lunar month. 
Place: Dong Da Mound, Dong Da District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: King Quang Trung (Nguyen Hue).
Characteristics: "Thang Long Fire Dragon" dancing.     

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Dong Du Village Festival
Time: the 7th day to the 13th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Dong Du Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Cao Son, Bach Da, and Linh Lang Royal Highest.
Characteristics: Water procession, chess playing.      

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Dong Nhan Temple Festival
Time: The 6th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Dong Nhan Temple, Dong Nhan Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Hai Ba Trung. 
Characteristics: Sacrifices-offering ceremony of the court, dancing of worshipping lamp.      

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Dong Phi Village Festival
Time: 4thday of the first lunar month (every 3 year).
Place:Phuong Tu Commune, Ung Hoa District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bach Tuong, Bach Dia, Do Dai.
Characteristics: Flying palanquin, returning palanquins, lion dance, drum dance.      

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Dong Phu Communal House Festival
Time: From the 6th to the 7th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Dong My Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: The village' s tutelary god: Su quan Nguyen Sieu.
Characteristics: Thuong Do and Ha Do ceremonies.      

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Due Tu Pagoda Festival
Time: 7th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Dich Vong Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Shaman Dai Dien.
Characteristics: Row song singing (imitating rowing rhythm) and the song telling story of Madam Thanh De.      

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Festival of Five Moc Villages
Time: The 9th to the 11th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Moc Quan Nhan, Moc Chinh Kinh, Moc Cu Loc, Moc Giap Nhat, Moc Phung Khoang, in Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Doan Thuong, La Lieu, Hung Lang Cong, and Phung Luong. 
Characteristics: A procession of palanquin pass 5 villages, dragon dancing, and lion dancing.      

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Festival of rice cooking contest in Dong Van
Time: the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Dong Thap Commune, Dan Phuong District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Vang Vi, the village's tutelary god.
Characteristics: Water procession, popular opera singing, rice cooking contest (the way of making fire is unique).      

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Fishing Festival of Me Village
Time: From the 2nd day to the 10th day of the second lunar month. The main festive day is the 4th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Tich Giang Commune, Phuc Tho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tan Vien Genie.
Characteristics: Fish catching competition to worship Tan Vien Genie, making fish banquet, water puppetry, dum singing (singing dialogues between boys and girls), dao dia game.      

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Ghenh Temple Festival
Time: The 20th day of the eighth lunar month. 
Place: Ai Mo Hamlet, Bo De Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Three goddesses: Lieu Hanh (the daughter of Ngoc Hoang), La Binh (the daughter of Tan Vien - God of Mountain), Le Ngoc Han (King Quang Trung's wife). 
Characteristics: Van singing the praise of the Holy Mother's merit.     

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Gia Festival
Time: 10th to the 26th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Gia Village, Yen So Commune, Hoai Duc District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Ly Phuc Man, the general of Ly Nam De Dynasty.
Characteristics: Making sacrifice to the saint, performed the going-to-the-war ceremony of general Ly Phuc Man. It involves the game of wrestling, Chinese chess, swinging.      

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Gia La Night Festival
Time:6th to the 14th day of the first lunar month (hold every 5-year). 
Place: Duong Noi Commune, Hoai Duc District, Ha Tay Province. 
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god Duong Canh.
Characteristics: Have a procession at night, catching tiger performance, a returning palanquin procession.      

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Gia Thuy Communal House Festival
Time: The 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Gia Thuy Communal House, Gia Thuy Ward and Yen Tan Temple, Ngoc Thuy Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Trung Thanh, Dong Luong, Thung Vinh, Quy Nuong.
Characteristics: Ca tru singing, swinging, human chess.      

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Gian Communal House Festival
Time: the 9th to the 11th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Cao Dinh Hamlet, Xuan Dinh Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Ly Phuc Man, General of Ly Dynasty (defeated Luong and Lam Ap aggressors, defending the Van Xuan Country).
Characteristics: A palanquin procession, human chess playing, martial art performance, cock fighting, wrestling.      

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Giap Luc Village Festival
Time: 14th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Giap Luc Hamlet, Thinh Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Nguyen Chinh (tutelary god).
Characteristics: Children from 4 to 5 years old take part in ritual of presenting Saint to the village at communal house with 100 khau trauand a bottle of wine.      

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Giong Festival
Time: From the 6th to the 12th day of the fourth lunar month. Main festival day is on the 9th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Phu Dong Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Saint Giong (Phu Dong Thien Vuong).
Characteristics: Theatrical team Ai Lao sings and dances for god worshipping; ba van thuan, ba van nghich dance imitating old battle of Saint Giong.      

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Giong Festival at Soc Son Temple
Time: From the 6th to the 8th day of the first lunar month. The main festive day is on the  7th day. 
Place: Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.  
Objects of worship: Saint Giong.  
Characteristics: Fighting for bamboo flowers and cut the General of Yin invaders.      

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Gung Communal House Festival
Time: the 12th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Khuong Dinh Ward,Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: To Lich God and Le Duong Ve.
Characteristics: Chay ma ceremony, dragon dancing, lion dancing, human chess, wrestling, Chèo singing.      

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Ha Hoi's tutelary god procession Festival
Time: 16th day of the third lunar month.
Place: 3 communes: Ha Hoi, Quat Dong, and Lien Phuong, in Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Tutelary god Cao Son.
Characteristics: Boi chess, sticks dance, swimming contest, water battle game, cheo singing, tuong performance.      

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Ha Huong Village Festival
Time: 12th to the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Lien Ha Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Vu Duc Cong, Vu Minh Cong - famous physicians during Hung Vuong period.
Characteristics: sacrifices- offering ceremony, procession, wrestle.     

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Ha Loi Temple Festival
Time: 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Ha Loi Village, Me Linh Commune, Me Linh District, Ha Noi.
Objects of worship: Hai Ba Trung.
Characteristics:  Procession of palanquin and change palanquin, offering day cake.     

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Ha Thai Festival
Time: From the 9th to the 11th day of the eleventh lunar month. The main festival day is on the 10th day of the eleventh lunar month. 
Place: Ha Thai Village, Duyen Thai Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Village's tutelary god - Mr. Bui Si Luong (military mandarin of Le Dynasty, fighting Mac Dynasty) and Ms. Dinh Thi Trach (who sacrificed herself to tiger for saving the village). 
Characteristics: Fix neu tree in the ground near well, water procession,moc duc ceremony, cao yet ceremony in the shrine and worshipping in the communal house, wrestling, sinh tien dance, lion dance, running contest, to tom diem playing...      

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Hai Boi Village Festival
Time: 4th to the 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Hai Boi Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Trieu Nguyen, Trieu Chính, Trieu Lenh.
Characteristics: Human chess, climbing up to the oil pillar, classical drama, hat trong quan, hat giao duyen or hat ong (boys and girls sing traditional love songs to express their love for each other): Two sides sing through a long thread that tie with a frogskin-covered pipe.     

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Ham Long Pagoda Festival
Time: The 15th day of the fifth lunar month. 
Place: Thuy Phuong Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: The Buddha and Ly Ong Trong, who had merit of controlling floods on the Red River, was sent to go abroad as King's envoy to help Tan King to fight against Hung No aggressors (221 BC). 
Characteristics: Royal order procession, giving out report ceremony to worship Buddha and pray for the peace of Saint Chem and his wife's souls.      

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Hat Mon Temple Festival
Time: From the 4th to the 7th day of the third lunar month, the 4thday of the ninth lunar month, the 24th day of the twelveth lunar month. The main festival day is on the 6th day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Hat Mon Hamlet, Hat Mon Commune, Phuc Tho District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Hai Ba Trung. 
Characteristics: Three festivals in a year, custom of offering banh troiceremony, floating troi cakes on the river at the night of the 5th day of the third lunar month.      

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Hau Ai Village Festival
Time: The 28th day of the fifth lunar month.
Place: Hau Ai Village, Van Canh Commune, Hoai Duc District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god Do Kinh Tu, high-ranking mandarin of Ly Dynasty.
Characteristics: The villagers contribute tro, day, and chay cakes to the village to invite people from everywhere. Besides the rituals of traditional procession, there are also the traditional cultural folk activities.      

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Ho Khau Village Festival
Time: the 13th day of the second lunar month, the birthdays of two saints.
Place: Buoi Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Duc Thanh Royal Highest (Cong Le), Ve quoc Royal Highest (Ca Le).
Characteristics: Dance of skiff rowing(dance on shore) with the participation of 36 young men, called giai boi.      

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Hoa Lang Pagoda Festival
Time: 7th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tu Vinh and Tang Thi Loan (Parents of Tu Dao Hanh).
Characteristics: Deities fighting ceremony.      

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Hoa Son Festival
Time: 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Hoa Son Commune, Ung Hoa District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Cao Son, Qui Minh.
Characteristics: Pray for good crops, play game of catching eel in big jar.      

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Huong Pagoda Festival
Time: From the 6th day of the?first lunar month to the 15th day of the third lunar month, main festival days last from the 15th day to the 20th day of the?second lunar month.
Place: Huong Son Commune, My Duc District, Ha Tay Province. 
Objects of worship: Sakyamuni Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Holy Mothers.
Characteristics: One of the longest festivals with the most spacious area.      

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Huu Vinh Temple Festival
Time: Spring Festival: 10th to the 12th day of the first lunar month. Autumn Festival: 12th day of the 8th lunar month.
Place: Hong Quang Commune, Ung Hoa District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Quang Xung.
Characteristics: Palanquin procession, boat contest, wrestling.     

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Ke Sui Festival (Phu Thi Festival)
Time: 3rd day of the third lunar month.
Place: Phu Thi Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Queen mother Y Lan (in the temple), Tay Vi Royal Highest (in the communal house).
Characteristics: Bong Song custom (in order to clear Y Lan's eunuch Nguyen Bong of a false charge): dance while drinking alcohol and shouting "Bong Sòng".      

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Khe Hoi Village Festival
Time: 14th to the 17th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Ha Hoi Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship:Tutelary god Cao Son.
Characteristics: Game of water battle on semicircle pond in the front of the communal house which imitates the tale of water battles on Bach Dang River of Tran Hung Dao fighting Yuan-Mongol invaders and Ngo Quyen fighting Nam Han aggressors, duck catching contest.      

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Khe Thuong Village Festival
Time: 3rd to the 7th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Son Da Commune, Ba Vi District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Saint of mountain Tan Vien (son-in-law of Hung King).
Characteristics: "cutting for lucky" custom (in this case it is a contest of cutting banana trunk), wrestling for worshipping the genius.     

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Kim Ma Ha Communal House Festival
Time: 10th day of the first lunar month.
Place: 6 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship:Bo Cai Royal Highest Phung Hung, Hoang Phuc Trung and Royal Highest Linh Lang.
Characteristics:Bridge climbing, basket boat racing at the lake in the village.      

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La Duong Communal House Festival
Time: 11th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Duong Noi Commune, Hoai Duc District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: 3 Ancestor Gods (Tu Dao Hanh, Khong Lo, Giac Hai) in the La Duong Communal House and Pagoda.
Characteristics: Incense offering ceremony, tripitaka teaching. Games: human chess playing, cocks fighting.      

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Lai Tao Village Festival
Time: The 12th day of the tenth lunar month. 
Place: Bot Xuyen Commune, My Duc District, Ha Tay Province. 
Objects of worship: Village's tutelary gods - 3 brothers of Cao family, generals of Hai Ba Trung. 
Characteristics: The feast which worship to tutelary god includes uncooked pork and glutinous rice.      

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Lang Pagoda Festival
Time: From the 5th to the 7th day of the third lunar month. The main festival day is on the 7th day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Lang Thuong Ward, Dong Da District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Zen Buddhist Tu Dao Hanh. 
Characteristics: Saint's palanquin procession along the To Lich River bank.      

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Le Mat Village Festival
Time: The 23rd day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Le Mat Village, Viet Hung Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god of Hoang Family. 
Characteristics: Snake dance.      

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Le Xa Village Festival
Time: 15th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Le Xa Hamlet, Mai Lam Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Dao Ky and Phuong Dung (generals of Hai Ba Trung).
Characteristics: Procession, sacrifices, plaiting cord contest, ca trù singing, quan ho singing, duck catching, and cock fighting.      

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Lien Bat Village Festival
Time: 15th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Lien Bat Commune, Ung Hoa District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: The first saint (Dang Si), the second saint (Dang Xa), the third saint (Dang Lang).
Characteristics: Palanquin procession, procession to give prominence to spirit of fondness for learning and the treasure cultural knowledge.     

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Lo Khe Festival
Time: 5th to the 7th day of the fourth lunar month and the 13th to the 15th day of the eleventh lunar month.
Place: Lien Ha Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Mr. Dinh Du and his wife, Mrs. Man Hoa Duong (taught a dào singing).
Characteristics: Ancestor of ca trù 's death anniversary with sacrifice-offering ceremony and singing, dancing.      

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Mach Lung Village Festival
Time: the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Mach Lung Hamlet, Dai Mach Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Three Minh Mo Royal Highests and their mother Xoa Nuo.
Characteristics: Water procession, palanquin procession, skiff rowing race.      

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Mai Dong Wrestling Festival
Time: 4th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Mai Dong Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tam Trinh - General of Hai Ba Trung.
Characteristics: Wrestling contest.      

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Manh Tan Village Festival
Time: 10th day of the eleventh lunar month.
Place: Manh Tan Hamlet, Thuy Lam Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Duong Giang, Ly trieu Quoc Mau (mother of the country of Ly Dynasty).
Characteristics: Palanquin procession, sacrifices-offering ceremony, traditional wrestling.      

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Men Shrine Festival
Time: 10th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Cam Thuong Commune, Ba Vi District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Madam Man Thien (mother of two heroines - Trung Trac and Trung Nhi).
Characteristics: Procession, sacrifices, rope climbing, boat rowing, puppetry.      

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Nanh Pagoda Festival (Hundred-room Pagoda)
Time: The 4th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Ninh Hiep Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Mother Buddha Man Nuong, Phap Van (Ba Nanh), Sakyamuni Buddha, and Saint Tran Hung Dao.
Characteristics: Custom of worshipping, lift phan tree.      

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Nghe Village Festival
Time: 4th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Nghe Village, Nghia Do Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: General Tran Cong Tich, Queen Hong Nuong, and Que Nuong - a lady of high degree.
Characteristics: Rice cooking contest, before cooking the contestants must make fire by pulling giang thread through the hole of a bamboo chunk, one keeps and another tugs. Three stakes of bamboo are fix in the ground that made a cooking fire for the contestants.      

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Nghi Tam Village Festival
Time: the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Nghi Tam Communal House, Quang An Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Vo Trung, Vo Quoc, Bao Trung, Princess Quynh Hoa, Saint Minh Khiet, Tay Ho water-nymph.
Characteristics: Skiff rowing race, contests of flower, bonsai tree.     

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Nghiem Festival
Time: 7th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Lien Ha and Lien Trung communes, Dan Phuong District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Lady Sa Lang and talented generals of Hai Ba Trung who sacrificed on the 8th day of the third lunar month.
Characteristics: Pork offering, sacrifices, small bamboo craft race contest on the Hong River Red River.      

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Ngoc Tri Village Festival
Time: The 3rd day of the third lunar month and the 9th day of the ninth lunar month. 
Place: Thach Ban Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Saint Huyen Thien Tran Vu. 
Characteristics: The festival is held every 5-year. Tug-of-war game.     

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Ngu Giap Communal House Festival
Time: The 2nd to the 4th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Lien Ha Commune, Dan Phuong District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god Lu Gia Royal Highest.
Characteristics: Game of going to meet ong dam, vieing for bong(flowers).      

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Ngu Xa Festival
Time: The 17th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Nam Trang Village, Truc Bach Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: A Di Da Buddha, Ancestor Saint Nguyen Chi Thanh.
Characteristics: Exhibit productions of bronze casting, cock fighting.     

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Nguyen Trai Temple Festival
Time: The 16th day of the eighth lunar month. 
Place: Nhi Khe Village, Nhi Khe Commune, Thuong Tin District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Nguyen Trai. 
Characteristics: Incense-offering ceremony in commemorating his death anniversary (the 16th day of the eighth lunar month), visiting his statue and Worshipping House.     

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Nhat Tao Communal House Festival
Time: the 11th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Dong Ngac Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tran Nguyen Trac.
Characteristics: Contests of giay cake, che kho (soft green-lentil cake).     

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Nhi Khe Village Festival
Time: The 25th day of the tenth lunar month. 
Place: Nhi Khe Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province. 
Objects of worship: Mr. Doan Van Tai, the ancestor of wood carving in the 16th century. 
Characteristics: Worshipping the ancestor, sacrifice-offering ceremony, offering to the ancestor, chess playing, and cheo singing.      

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Ninh Hiep Festival
Time: the 18th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Nanh Village, Ninh Hiep Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Madam Ly Nhu Thai Lao, the founder of Vietnamese traditional medicine (based on medicinal herbs).
Characteristics: Incense offering ceremony, people come to the festival to worship and ask for traditional recipe.      

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Ninh Xa Temple Festival
Time: 15th to the 17th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Ninh So Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Two daughters of King Ly Nhan Tong - two Bodhisattvas.
Characteristics: Incense offering, praying for happiness and blessing, religious belief.      

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Phu Dien Communal House Festival
Time: 7th to the 9th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Phu Dien Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Le Dai Hanh, Tran Thong.
Characteristics: Rod fighting, rope climbing contest, water puppetry on the river, dragon dancing, wrestling, ca tru singing, senh tien dancing, blind-man's-buff, skiff rowing race.      

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Phu Do Village Festival
Time: 6th to the 8th day of the first lunar month. The main festival day is on the 7th day.
Place: Phu Do Hamlet, Me Tri Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Ly Thien Bao (blood elder brother of Ly Nam De), Dinh Du and Man Hoa Duong (the founders of ca trù singing), Lady An (queen of Ly Anh Tong King) and lady Phuong (imperial concubine of Ly Anh Tong King), Ho Nguyen Tho (founder of the making vermicelli (bún)).
Characteristics: The village's tutelary god worshipping, offerring food tray of bún, contest of making bún,cheo (popular opera) singing.     

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Phu Duc Festival
Time: 6th to the 8th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Tay Mo Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Princess Lieu Hanh.
Characteristics: Incense offering, praying and worshipping, van singing, hau dong religious belief.      

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Phu My and Kieu Mai villages Festival
Time: 7th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Phu My Village(My Dinh Commune), Kieu Mai Village(Phu Dien Commune), Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Ly Nam De, Ly Phat Tu, A La Nang De, Bach Hac tam giang.
Characteristics: xoi tree (steamed glutinous rice) contest (press xoi in a shape tree).      

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Phu Xa Village Festival
Time: 14th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Phu Thuong Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Nguyen Kieu - Saint Tang.
Characteristics: Procession of Saint Tang.      

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Pigeons releasing Festival of Duc Tu Village
Time: Spring ends and beginning of summer. 
Place: Duc Tu Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi. 
Characteristics: Pigeons releasing contest.      

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Quan Thanh Festival
Time: The 3rd day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Quan Thanh Temple, Quan Thanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Great Saint Huyen Thien Tran Vu - the god defends the North. 
Characteristics: Dream praying and praying for good luck.      

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Quang Ba Communal House Festival
Time: the 10th day to the 12th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Quang Ba Hamlet, Quang An Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bo Cai Royal Highest Phung Hung and 6 generals.
Characteristics: Human chess, cock fighting.      

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Quat Dong Festival
Time: 12th to the 16th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Quat Dong Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Le Cong Hanh, the founder of embroidered with laces and also was the first doctoral candidate under the reign of Mac Dang Dung.
Characteristics: Incense offering ceremony, recalling worship.      

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Quay Village Festival
Time: 12th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Lien Ha Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Thuy Hai, Dang Giang, Khong Chung, Tam Giang and Dong Hai.
Characteristics: giao duyen singing, cock fighting, human chess playing, blind-man's-buff, pond swimming for catching ducks.      

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Ruong Village Festival
Time: 6th to the 16th day of the first lunar and the 12th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Vinh Thanh Hamlet, Vinh Ngoc Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god Noi Hau (General of King An Duong Vuong) and his wife A Nuong, two sons: Dong Cong, Vuc Cong.
Characteristics: woman boats racing (lozenge-shaped wooden boats, the prow has shaped of dragon and crane heads), water puppetry show.     

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Sai Dong Festival
Time: 4th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Sai Dong Hamlet, Gia Thuy Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Linh Lang.
Characteristics: Perform the farming work.      

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Sai Temple Festival (Alive King procession Festival)
Time: 12th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Thuy Loi Hamlet, Thuy Lam Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Huyen Thien Tran Vu.
Characteristics: According to the tale of Golden Tortoise that help An Duong Vuong exterminate ogre to build Co Loa Citadel. It involves a procession of alive king who is acted by an old man sitting in the palanquin.      

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Som Festival
Time: 7th to the 12th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Phu Lam and Phu Luong Communes, Ha Dong Dist., Ha Noi.
Characteristics: ky an ceremony (Worship for good health), xuan dinhsacrifices- offering ceremony (pray for giving birth to a son).

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Son Dong Village Festival
Time: the 5th to the 6th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Son Dong Commune, Hoai Duc District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Dong nhac giang than (a good genius).
Characteristics: Buffalo offering ceremony, procession and contest of giây cakes, vieing for bông (flower made by bamboo).      

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Son Thanh Festival
Time: 7th to the 9th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Son Thanh Village, Son Ha Commune, Phu Xuyen District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: To Hien Thanh, high-ranking mandarin of Ly Dynasty.
Characteristics: Sacrifices - offering ceremony in commemorating To Hien Thanh.      

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Ta Thanh Oai Village Festival
Time: 14th to the 16th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Ta Thanh Oai Village, Ta Thanh Oai Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Lady Do Ho and King Le Dai Hanh.
Characteristics: Have a procession at midnight; boi chess playing, human chess, pots smashing, ducks catching, trong quan singing.     

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Tam Huyen Pagoda Festival
Time: 6th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Ha Dinh Ward, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tu Vinh (father of Zen Buddhist Tu Dao Hanh).
Characteristics: Rod fighting (two people), steamed glutinous rice cooking contest, hand wrestling, cock fighting.      

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Tay Ho Temple Festival
Time: From the 3rd to the 7th day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Quang An Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Princess Lieu Hanh - the Holy Mother. 
Characteristics: A procession, incense offering and van singing.     

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Tay Phuong Pagoda Festival
Time: The 6th day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Thach Xa Commune, Thach That District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Buddha, Arhat. 
Characteristics: Going on a pilgrimage, reciting the Buddhist scriptures.      

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Thai Bình Temple Festival
Time: 26th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Thai Bình Hamlet, Van Noi Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tran Hung Dao.
Characteristics: Ceremonies of saint praying, royal order offering.     

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Thanh Am Village Festival
Time: 9th to the 11th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Thanh Am Village, Thuong Thanh Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: The first doctoral candidate Nguyen Binh Khiem, Dao Ky and Princess Phuong Dung.
Characteristics: Quan ho singing on Duong River.      

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Thanh Chua Pagoda Festival
Time: the 25th day of the first lunar month (lasted from 1 to 3 days).
Place: Mai Dich and Dich Vong wards, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Buddha and Imperial concubine Y Lan.
Characteristics: cheo do singing (row ferry-boat), lotus dance, phoenix dance.      

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Thanh Liet Communal House Festival
Time: the 8th to the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Thanh Liet Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Pham Tu (Outer Communal House, Chu Van An (Inner Communal House).
Characteristics: A palanquin procession from Inner Communal House to the Outer Communal House, tuong performance, cock fighting, boi chess playing.      

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Thanh Nhan Temple Festival
Time: 6th day of the first lunar month.
Place:Thanh Nhan Hamlet, Thanh Xuan Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Phu Dong Thien Vuong.
Characteristics:Bronze statues of pink and white horses. Big procession of nine villages.      

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Thay Pagoda Festival
Time: From the 5th to the 7th day of the third lunar month, main festival day on the 7th day of the third lunar month. 
Place: Thay Pagoda (Thien Phuc tu), Sai Son Commune, Quoc Oai District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Buddhist monk Tu Dao Hanh - founding father of the water puppetry in Vietnam. 
Characteristics: The procession of the worshipping tablet, water puppetry and so on.      

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Thi Cam Rice-cooking Contest
Time: 8th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Hoe Thi Hamlet, Xuan Phuong Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Phan Tay Nhac.
Characteristics: The contest comprises various episodes: water fetching contest, fire making contest and rice - cooking contest.     

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Tho Khoi Village Festival
Time: The 9th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Cu Khoi Ward, Long Bien District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bo Cai Royal Highest, Dao Duy Trinh, Cao Son, Linh Lang Royal Highest, and Bach Da.
Characteristics: Offerings isn't white cocks, boat racing, human chess, skiff rowing race, to tom diem playing, cheo singing, ca tru, tuong performances.      

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Thuong Cat Swimming Festival
Time: 10th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Thuong Cat Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Three brothers Quach Lang, Dinh Bach Nuong, Danh Tinh Nuong, generals of Hai Ba Trung who had great merits of defeating invaders.
Characteristics: Boat racing contest, cock fighting, duck catching, wrestling, rice cooking contest, running contest.      

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Thuong Lao Communal House Festival
Time: 7th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Luc Canh Hamlet, Xuan Canh Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: An Duong Vuong, Cao Son.
Characteristics: Ca tru singing, wrestling, human chess, kite flying.     

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Thuong Phuc Village Festival
Time: the 16th day of the second lunar month, the 14th day of the fourth lunar month and the 27th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Thuong Phuc Village, Ta Thanh Oai Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Prince Ly Tham, Zen Buddhist Ho Ba Lam.
Characteristics: Contest of rowing boat on river (sometimes uses wood boat, sometimes uses coracle). Rice cooking contest (A couple cook rice while going and dancing); trong quan singing on boat in the evening.      

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Thuy Khue Temple Festival
Time: the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: 251 Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Linh Lang Royal Highest and 6 generals.
Characteristics: A procession of establishing a relations between Thu Le.      

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Thuy Linh Village Festival
Time: 7th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Linh Nam Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: King Linh Lang, god of Bach Ho (Saint Hai).
Characteristics: Vieing for ball.      

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To Village Festival
Time: From the 13th to the 16th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Huu Thanh Oai Village, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: King Le Dai Hanh hornoured as the village's tutelary god.
Characteristics: The offerings to village's tutelary god must be rice ball and sesame and salt (roasted and crushed). Contests of hat trong quan, ca tru singing, skiff rowing race.      

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Trai Racing Festival in Vinh Tuy
Time: 10th day of the eighth lunar month.
Place: Vinh Hung Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Nha Cat Royal Highest and his wife Lady Trinh Thien.
Characteristics: Boat racing.      

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Tram Gian Pagoda Festival
Time From the 4th to the 6th day of the first lunar month. 
Place: Tien Phuong Commune, Chuong My District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship Buddha and god Nguyen Binh An. 
Characteristics: Palanquin procession of the God, vegetarian meal contest and puppetry show.      

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Tram Pagoda Festival
Time: The 2nd day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Long Chau Hamlet, Phung Chau Commune, Chuong My District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tam Bao Chu Phat (Buddha Trinity), sainted woman Tran Thi Tho, who has merit of building the pagoda.
Characteristics: Ceremony of madam Tran's death anniversary, prayers, dragon dancing, water puppetry show.      

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Tran Dang Communal House Festival
Time:6thday of lunar month.
Place:Tran Dang Village, Hoa Son Commune, Ung Hoa District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Cao Lo ( famous general of An Duong Vuong).
Characteristics:Masquerade as a tiger and catching invaders.      

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Trieu Khuc Village Festival
Time: From the 10th to the 12th day of first lunar month. 
Place: Trieu Khuc Hamlet, Tan Trieu Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Bo Cai Royal Highest Phung Hung - a founder of village, member of Vu family who taught the villagers how to make embroidery. 
Characteristics: Dragon dance, flag dance.      

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Trung Do worshipping Festival
Time: 18th day of the eleventh lunar month.
Place: Ngoc Phan Village, Thanh Oai District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: King Ly Nam De.
Characteristics: Worshipping, prayers, phet playing.      

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Trung Kinh Village Festival
Time: the 14th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Trung Kinh Hamlet, Trung Hoa Ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Hung Non duke (under the King Hung).
Characteristics: Offering is a black breeding pig. Many games such as ca trù singing, wrestling, catching duck on the pond, going on hanging bridge, to tom diem playing, rice cooking contest.      

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Tu Lien Festival
Time: 12th day of the tenth lunar month.
Place: Tu Lien Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bao Trung, Minh Khiet, Uy Hanh and Mai Hoa.
Characteristics: Procession of palanquin, dragon dance.      

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Tu Nhien Commune Festival
Time: 1st day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Tu Nhien Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Chu Dong Tu, princesses Tien Dung and Tay Sa, and Dao Thanh (general of Hai Ba Trung).
Characteristics: Water procession, boi chess.      

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Va Temple Festival
Time: Spring festival: on the 15th day of the first lunar month (the main festival day). Autumn festival: the 15th day of the ninth lunar month.
Place: Va Temple, Van Gia Hamlet, Trung Hung Commune, Son Tay Town, Ha Noi.
Objects of worship: Tan Vien Genie (Son Tinh, one of four immortal gods in the Vietnamese pantheon).
Characteristics: The procession across the river to Doi Temple, the custom of catching fish for worshipping.      

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Vai Village Festival (Tam Xa Festival)
Time: 12th day of the third lunar month and once every 3 years on the 5th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Tam Xa Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Tan Vien, Cao Son, Quí Minh, Long Linh, Lady Cam.
Characteristics: Nhap tich sacrifice (recognize a member of village), main feast sacrifice, Tong tich sacrifice (unrecognized member to a village), Yen vi sacrifice, confucian scholars sacrifice, and mask dance.     

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Van Khe Communal House Festival
Time: From the 17th to the 18th day of the fifth lunar month. 
Place: Nghia Huong Commune, Quoc Oai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Two village's tutelary gods, sons of Lac Long Quan and Au Co.
Characteristics: Water procession, wrestling, chess playing, to tom diem playing, cheo performance.      

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Van Phuc Communal House Festival
Time: the 9th day of the second lunar month.
Place: 32 Doi Can Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Linh Lang Royal Highest (according to the legend, he is the 4th son of King Ly Thanh Tong), Mother Thien Tien Ly Hue Tong.
Characteristics: A procession, drum dance, vieing for red silk.      

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Van Sa Festival
Time: The 5th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Van Sa Communal House, Tan Hong Commune, Ba Vi District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Tran Quoc Chan (the second - born child of Tran Hung Dao, a high ranking mandarin of Tran Dynasty) and Ngu Nuong (Saint Ba, a general of Hai Ba Trung).
Characteristics The village festival of the work of raising silkworms and weaving silk, flower procession (the top of the sections of bamboo are splited and dyed look like flowers).      

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Van Vi Village Festival
Time: 9th to 10th day of the third lunar month.
Place: Van Vi Village, Trung Chau Commune, Dan Phuong District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Ha Ba God (sea-god), Lac Long Quan, Linh Thong, Linh Ung, Vo Due.
Characteristics: Dragon boat racing, skiff rowing race, cheo and ca tru singing, lion dance.      

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Ve Communal House Festival
Time: the 9th to the 11th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Dong Ngac Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Saint Doc Cuoc son tien (Saint of fairy mountain), Le Khoi - a meritorious official of Le Dynasty, Earth genie.
Characteristics: Contest of reciting poem, ca tru singing. The specialities are khoai cake and rattan and bamboo products.      

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Vieing for ball Festival in Vien Noi
Time: 8th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Vien Noi Hamlet, Van Noi Commune, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: General Dong Vinh, General Chung Bao.
Characteristics: Procession of Than Cau (God of Ball) and sacrifices - offering ceremony of Than Cau. It involves the games using “ông Móc” to vie for ball.      

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Vinh Ninh Communal House Festival
Time: 13th day of the fifth lunar month.
Place: Vinh Quynh Commune, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Nang Tia, general of Hai Ba Trung.
Characteristics: Worshipping ancestor, traditional procession of god, mock battle performance.      

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Vo Village Festival
Time: 9th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Hoi Xo Hamlet, Phu Dong Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Duc Hoa Bao Chinh and two his younger sisters.
Characteristics: Tiger dance.      

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Voi Phuc Temple Festival
Time: The 9th to the 11th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Ngoc Khanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Linh Lang Royal Highest - the God defends the West (the son of Ly Thanh Tong). 
Characteristics: The contest of lifting stone to select strong man.     

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Vong Thi Festival
Time: The 30th day of the ninth lunar month. 
Place: Vong Thi Village, Buoi Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi. 
Objects of worship: Muc Than who had merit of saving King Ly Nhan Tong on West Lake. 
Characteristics: Worshipping, cock fighting, tuong singing.      

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Vu Shrine Festival in Xuan Dinh
Time: The 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Xuan Dinh Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Vu Phuc (Mr. Dau), Do Thi Thien (Mrs. Dau).
Characteristics: A palanquin procession, contests of giay cake, che kho (soft green-lentil cake).      

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Vua Pagoda Festival
Time: 5th to 9th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Vua Pagoda, Pho Hue Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: De Thich.
Characteristics: Contest of human chess.      

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Worshipping Water-nymph Festival
Time: The 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Linh Dam Hamlet, Hoang Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bao Ninh (water-nymph).
Characteristics: Offering fish feast (without head), human chess playing, duck catching, boat rowing.      

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Wrestling Festival of Yen Noi Village
Time: The 10th day of the second lunar month. This is a big festival, lasted  in 7 days.
Place: Dong Quang Commune, Quoc Oai District, Ha Tay Province.
Objects of worship: Tan Vien Genie, Princess My Nuong, General Cao Lo.
Characteristics: Palanquin Procession, incense-offering, wrestling and martial arts competition.      

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Xuan Duc Village Festival
Time: Spring Festival: 4th day of the first lunar month. National Ancestor commemorating festival: 12th day to the 14th day of the tenth lunar month.
Place: Xuan Duc Village, Tan Minh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi
Objects of worship: Lac Long Quan, Au Co.
Characteristics: Huc cau game. The ball symbolizes for the sun, is pained red, made by lôc thông wood, and weighs about 60 - 70kg.     

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Xuan Lai Temple Festival
Time: 4th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Xuan Lai Hamlet, Xuan Thu Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Saint Dong.
Characteristics:Wrestling, carrying water and making fire for rice cooking contest, striving for flags and "mo tugging" game.      

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Xuan Non Village Festival
Time: the 11th day of the tenth lunar month.
Place: Luong Qui Hamlet, Dong Anh District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Three generals: Mr. Thong, Mr. Qui, and Mr. Giang.
Characteristics: Rice cooking contest (7 steps: cut betel-nut into segments and prepare betel quid, card running, water pulling, rice husking, chicken catching and killing, and cooking rice). The contest recall the tale of training sodiers of three generals.      

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Yen Noi Village Festival
Time: the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Lien Mac Commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Bach Hac Tam Giang, Princess Tuc Chinh.
Characteristics: Custom of establishing a relationship between neighbour villages to take part in the festival. Offering is only ordinary rice, sesame and salt (roasted and crushed). Mock battle of throwing sand game.      

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Yen Thai Village Festival
Time: the 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Yen Thai Village, Buoi Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Vu Phuc Chieu Ung Royal Highest and his wife - Lady Thuan Chinh (Mr. and Mrs. Dau).
Characteristics: Steamed glutinous rice, barbecued beef meat, glutinous rice, boiling pullets. Games: swinging, contests of flower and spring bonsai.