Festivals in Hanoi (4)
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.
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.聽
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.
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.
Vong Village
Location: Vong Village is in Cau Giay District, 7km from centre of Hanoi.
Characteristic: This village is famous for com making.
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).
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.
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.
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 l么c th么ng wood, and weighs about 60 – 70kg.
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.
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.
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.
Yen Phu Communal House Festival
Time: The 10th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Yen Phu Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi.
Objects of worship: Uy Do Linh Lang (Prince of Tran Dynasty).
Characteristics: Boat rowing on the lake.
Yen Phu Incense Village
Location: Yen Phu Incense Village is in the Yen Phu city gate, located on the edge of the mysterious West Lake in Tay Ho District , Hanoi.
Characteristic: Besides the ornamental fish breeding, inhabitants in the village have done incense for long time.
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.
