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Time: 10th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Sinh Village, Phu Mau Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Characteristics: Traditional wrestle festival.
The festival is not only attract the youths of the village but also thousands of young boys and girls come here from various districts and Hue City. It takes place in animated and crowded context. Those who win successively three matches will go to the final course. A person must win at least 8 matches will take championship. The competition occurs very highly enthusiastic and exciting atmosphere. The wrestling competition Festival of Sinh Village symbolize for the martial arts of the inhabitants of Hue in the past nearly 6 centuries.
Time: 12th to the 13th day of the sixth lunar month. The main festival day on the 13th day of the sixth lunar month.
Place: Phong Chuong Commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien Hue Province.
Objects of worship: Lady Dai Cang (in the 15th century), who had merit of escorting 4 heads of clan (Le, Nguyen, Vo, Tran) reclaimed wasteland and set up the village.
Characteristics: Ky phuoc ceremony, procession of heads of clan's votive tablets, túc yêt ceremony (includes: reading funeral oration, bong dancing, incense offering). The offerings include the whole pig and ox. After worshipping, some offerings are put on paper boat and floated on river. The custom of avoiding going to the forest and no fire from morning to evening.
Time: 23rd day of the fifth lunar month
Place: Co Bi Village, Phong Son Commune, Phong Dien District, Thua Thien-Hue Province.
Objects of worship: God of the opening rice paddies.
Characteristics: Procession of worship-conferring diploma from Dinh Shrine to the communal house, chess playing, cock fighting.
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