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Co Bon Festival

Time: the 20th day of the first lunar month.

Place: Dong Thanh Commune, Dong Son District, Thanh Hoa Province.

Objects of worship: Thanh Ca (official name De Thich - king of chess), Thanh Quynh, Thanh Phuc, Thanh He (Dang Duke Nguyen Khai).

Characteristics: Procession, big feast of "Banh giay xe cua, banh chung trau keo" (it means giay cakes and chung cakes are so big that they must carried by buffalo). Bon games: Tien Cuoi, Hoa Lan, Ngo, Lang ba khuc, Thuy.

Duong Son Temple Festival

Time: From the 4th to the 7th day of the first lunar month.

Place: Tu Trong Hamlet, Hoang Quy Commune, Hoang Hoa District, Thanh Hoa Province.

Objects of worship: Le Phung Hieu, a famous general of Ly Dynasty.

Characteristics: Worship God. Select 48 young girls to sing ritual songs and prepare offering Saint feast.

Rice cooking contest, steam glutinous rice contest, making delicious, extraordinary and nice cakes contest. Worshipping shows: bai bong singing and dancing, trai singing (on dragon boat), on land skiff rowing.

Giap Mai Village Festival

Time: 9th to the 11th day of the first lunar month.

Place: Te Thang Commune, Nong Cong District, Thanh Hoa Province.

Objects of worship: Tran Khat Chan.

Characteristics: Folk songs singing and dancing.

Lao Village Festival

Time: 6th day to the 7th day of the first lunar month.

Place: Dinh Tuong Commune, Yen Dinh District, Thanh Hoa Province.

Objects of worship: Thanh Quan.

Characteristics: Huntting cuoc (water hen) then give up to the village, tearing fish, tearing pork meat for offering.

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