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Cultural Festivals and Travels

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, Thanh Xuan 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.

This big festival is organized for 5 Moc Villages (every 5-year is held in large-scale). On the main festival day (the 11th day of the second lunar month), the procession of palanquin starts from Phung Khoang Communal House to Giap Nhat Communal House. When passing any village, the people of this village welcome, then join in the procession. The procession of 5 villages follows each other last over 1km with flags, fans, alter table... There are many games in the festival such as wrestling, cock fighting, Chinese chess playing, cheo singing...

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.

Gia Thuy Communal House Festival

Time: the 10th day of the second lunar month.

Place: Gia Thuy Communal House, Gia Thuy Commune and Yen Tan Temple, Ngoc Thuy Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi.

Objects of worship: Trung Thanh, Dong Luong, Thung Vinh, Quy Nuong.

Characteristics: Ca tru singing, swinging, human chess.