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Lệ Mật village festival dates back to the Lý Dynasty and is held from the 21st to 23rd of the third lunar month every year. The village's Tutelary god is Hoàng Đức Trung who, according to legend, was able to find the body of the Lý Dynasty princess on the Thiên Đức River and was allowed by the king to take people from Lệ Mật across the Red River, to reclaim land, and establish "Thirteen Camps". ” in the west of Thăng Long Citadel.
The ritual includes water procession, literary procession, and incense offering ceremony of 13 villages and 19 families. The uniqueness of the festival is reflected in three activities: the first one is Fishing Ceremony (fishing at Ngọc well): village boys get into boats, throw nets to catch fish at Ngọc well. Catching a lot of fish and fish with yellow or red dots on their scales is good luck for the village. The second is Giao Long extermination performance, snake extermination dance. A beautiful girl plays the role of a princess, a young man plays the role of a young man whoes surname is Hoàng, wearing red clothes, a black hat, holding a sword to fight and cut off Giao Long's head (5 young men wearing woven models). bamboo frame, outside covered with fabric decorated with snake patterns) amid the encouragement and applause of the drums, the octagonal orchestra and the cheers of the people. The third is Welcoming ceremony for "Thirteen Camps" - Kinh Quán. At the village gate, an elderly man from Lệ Mật village stood dancing with the flag and villagers lined up to welcome the Kinh Quán delegations returning to their hometown to attend the festival. According to tradition, the celebrant is a Lệ Mật person; Vạn Phúc, read the wishes; Nam Hào is the Western singer; Giảng Võ is Eastern chant; The three camps, Vạn Phúc, Kim Mã, and Thủ Lệ, are offerings.
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