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Cultural Festivals and Travels
Time: The 16th day of the third lunar month and the 16th day of the eleventh lunar month.
Place: Tan Kieu Commune, Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap Province.
Characteristics: Cau an ceremony.
Go Thap Historical Site includes 5 relics, among which Doc Binh Kieu Grave and Ba Chua Xu Temple are the most famous. Every year, the festival is held in the large-scale with ceremonies of via Ba Chua Xu (the 16th day of the third lunar month) and Doc Binh Kieu's death anniversary (the 16th day of the eleventh lunar month), attracts many people.
The festival involves cau an ceremony, worshipping the Agriculture genie, worshipping Ong (Doc Binh Kieu) or Ba Chua Xu. During the festival, other activities such as unicorn dance, boi singing, martial fighting, battle of fire are held.
Time: From the 12th to the 13th day of the fifth lunar month (in the odd year) and from the 16th day to the 17th day of the fourth lunar month (in the even year).
Place: Tan Phu Trung Commune, Chau Thanh District, Dong Thap Province.
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god.
Characteristics: The festival is held in commemorating people who had merit of setting up the village, and prays for people having prosperous and peaceful life.
Time: 16th day of the fourth lunar month.
Place: Lap Vo District, Dong Thap Province.
Objects of worship: Mr. Pham Van An, the first person reclaimed wasteland and set up the village.
Characteristics: The solemn communal house festival with worshipping ceremonies by mounted team, lan binh team, pupil team... to commemorate Mr. Pham Van An.
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