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Kỳ Cùng and Tả Phủ Temples Festival, also known as Cannon Head Festival, has a history of more than 400 years. From January 16, Tả Phủ temple opens, organizing to welcome earth workers and gods from neighboring temples and shrines to attend the festival.
From January 16 to 21, families with "cannons" taken from the previous year return them to the temple, accompanied by a thanksgiving ceremony (a roast pig) and rounds of firecrackers.
On the morning of the 22nd, a procession consisting of "boys" carrying palanquins and boys carrying "royal agarwood" and wearing lions went down to Kỳ Cùng temple to pick up Mr. Tuần Tranh - god of Kỳ Cùng river to attend the festival. At noon, the palanquin returns to Tả Phủ temple. On both sides of the road, families display roasted pigs, sticky rice, chicken, and fruits to pray for luck and fortune, and light firecrackers to celebrate. On the 23rd and 24th, sacrifice ceremonies and artillery preparations are held.
On the 25th and 26th, fireworks were held. The cannon head is hung on a 15m high bamboo tree, inside the cannon head there is a metal ring, and connected to the cannon head are two slow-burning firecracker wires hanging close to the ground. The right to set off fireworks belongs to the winner of the previous year's prize. When the cannon explodes, it will throw the red steel ring into the air, fall and everyone will pick it up. The person who finds it comes to report to the temple, the organizers honor it, give rewards, and then take it home to thank their ancestors.
On the 27th, at the hour of the Horse, the palanquin procession sees off the river god to Kỳ Cùng temple and takes the earth god and gods to neighboring temples, and the festival ends.
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