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Cultural Festivals and Travels
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Time: 1st to the 3rd day of the first lunar month.
Place: Phu Thuong Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Huê Province.
Objects of worship: Dinh Vien Cong, 6th son of King Gia Long.
Characteristics: Spring festive holiday, organized only in 3 days of Tet every year.
The festival was organized during Minh Mang Dynasty, but at first it was confined inside the royal families and later it became the spring fair for everyone. The market opens from the first day morning of Tet in Gia Lac, 3km from the center of Hue City, toward Vi Da. Goods are abundant and change every year, from household utensils to toys for children, cakes, fruits and food, especially barbecued beef (or veal) - an indispensable dish in Tet holiday at Gia Lac.
Many games take place in the festive days, including sing the songs of bai choi, bai ve, gia gao (sing while pounding the rice), repartee songs... People go to Gia Lac Spring Fair Festival pray for lucks and entertainment.
Time: 22nd day of the sixth lunar month.
Place: Thanh Phuoc Village, Huong Phong Commune, Huong Tra District, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Objects of worship: Village's tutelary god Phan Niem, who followed King Le Thanh Tong to Binh Chiem fighting invaders and his wife, Lady Ky Thach (stone goddess). People worship them in the shrine.
Characteristics: Procession.
Time: 16th day of the seventh lunar month.
Place: Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Objects of worship: God of opening rice paddies Ho Quang Lanh and families Nguyen, Huynh, Doan.
Characteristics: Procession of god, chess playing, cock fighting.
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