Festivals in Hai Duong

Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god and 5 brothers and sisters of family name of Vuong who help Le Dai Hanh against Song invaders: Vuong Duc Minh, Vuong Duc Xuan, Vuong Duc Hong, Vuong Thi Dao, Vuong Thi Lieu. Characteristics: The procession of 6 palanquins of which dragon and unicorn-dancing teams go ahead.

Festivals in Hai Duong

Cao Temple Festival
Time: 22nd day to the 24th day of the first lunar month.
Place: An Lac Commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province
Objects of worship: The village's tutelary god and 5 brothers and sisters of family name of Vuong who help Le Dai Hanh against Song invaders: Vuong Duc Minh, Vuong Duc Xuan, Vuong Duc Hong, Vuong Thi Dao, Vuong Thi Lieu.
Characteristics: The procession of 6 palanquins of which dragon and unicorn-dancing teams go ahead.      

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Clay Fire-cracker Festival
Time: In the third lunar month.
Place: Minh Duc Commune, Tu Ky District, Hai Duong Province.
Characteristics: Clay fire-cracker contest, each team can make three clay fire-crackers.      

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Con Son Festival
Time: Autumn Festival: From the 16th to the 20th day of the eighth lunar month; Spring Festival: From the 18th to the 22nd day of the first lunar month. 
Place: Cong Hoa Commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province. 
Objects of worship: Nguyen Trai, a Vietnamese talented military and political activist, and a great writer in the 15th century, Bonze Huyen Quang, one of the thre founders of Truc Lam Buddhist Zen. 
Characteristics: Incense-offering ceremony, recalling, fairy chessboard, wrestling, chess playing.      

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Gom Temple Festival
Time: From the 13th to the 21st day of the eighth lunar month. 
Place: Co Thanh Commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province. 
Objects of worship: General Tran Khanh Du who had great merit of sinking all the food - stuffs flet of boats of Yuan invaders at the sea gate in Quang Ninh in 1288. 
Characteristics: Procession of god to communal house, sacrifices-offering, boat racing.      

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Ke Khau Village Festival
Time: From the 16th to the 18th day of the tenth lunar month. 
Place: Ke Khau Village, Van Duc Commune, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province. 
Objects of worship: Tran Hien Duc - marshal assistance (in the Tran Dynasty), who had great merit of fighting Yuan - Mongol aggressors, and his two wives. 
Characteristics: Incense and flower offering, worshipping at temple and shrine.      

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Kiep Bac Temple Festival
Time: The 20th day of the eighth lunar month - the death anniversary of Tran Hung Dao.
Place: Kiep Bac Temple Hai Duong Province, the estate and garrisoning camp of Tran Hung Dao after the first victory over the Yuan invaders in 1258.
Objects of worship: Tran Hung Dao.
Characteristics: Fighting in the Luc Dau River, boat racing.      

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Quan Lon Tuan Tranh Temple Festival
Time: The 14th day of the second lunar month. 
Place: Ninh Giang Town, Ninh Giang District, Hai Duong Province 
Objects of worship: The god of river.
Characteristics: Worshipping ceremony, rituals of worshipping: len dong, hau bong, and chau van singing.      

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Sinh Temple Festival
Time: The 11th day of the eighth lunar month. 
Place: An Mo Village, An Sinh Commune, Kinh Mon District, Hai Duong Province. 
Objects of worship: Chu Huy Cong, Chu Phuc Uy - talented generals of Ly Bon. 
Characteristics: Incense offering and worshipping on the whole day at temple, Chinese chess, cock fighting, hau bong.      

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Thanh Mai Pagoda Festival
Time: 1st to the 3rd day of the third lunar month.
Place: Chi Linh District, Hai Duong Province.
Objects of worship: The Buddha, the second founder of Truc Lam Zen - Phap Loa.
Characteristics: Phap Loa 's death anniversary.      

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Thuong Coc Festival
Time: 12th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Thuong Coc Village, Gia Loc District, Hai Duong Province.
Objects of worship: Nguyen Cong Nguyen - the Royal Highest good genius first-class, having merit of fighting the aggressors in the reign of Ly Nhan Tong .
Characteristics: Sacrifices - offering ceremony in commemorating him.     

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Tue Tinh Festival
Time: The 14th day of the second lunar month.
Place: Cam Vu Commune, Cam Giang District, Hai Duong Province.
Objects of worship: Saint medical master Tue Tinh.
Characteristics: Incense offering ceremony, thanh vi (the saint tablet) ceremony, asking for medicinal herbs which is grown around the temple.      

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Van Nien Festival
Time: 12th to the 18th day of the first lunar month.
Place: Nam Sach Town, Nam Sach District, Hai Duong Province 
Objects of worship: The first doctoral candidate Quy Minh, having merit with the Le Dynasty.
Characteristics: Commemorate the victory, battle performance festival "Xong he".      

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Yet Kieu Temple Festival
Time: 15th day of the first lunar month and 15thday of the 8thlunar month. 
Place: Quat Hamlet, Yet Kieu Commune, Gia Loc District, Hai Duong Province.
Objects of worship: Yet Kieu ( general of Tran Hung Dao who was well in swiming).
Characteristics: Moc duc ceremony, statue pocession, tu linh dance, boat race, palaying chess and dao dia.      

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