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Manage No, Sortation, Country, Writer ,Date, Copyright Manage No EE00001048 Country Vietnam ICH Domain Social practices, rituals, festive events Address The festival is practiced at Trần Thương temple, Nhân Đạo Commune, Lý Nhân district, Hà Nam province;
| Description | Trần Thương Temple Festival commemorates the death anniversary of Saint Trần Hưng Đạo, a national hero.This is a cultural event held in the community to verenate and honor sacred and real figures in the national history like Saint Trần Hưng Đạo. He is a national hero who defeated foreign invaders then was considered as a Saint to support communities to have a prosperous and happy life. Trần Thương Temple Festival is famous for its typical ceremonies like water procession, palanquin procession, food delivery. Especially, there are performances of spirit mediumship with some shamanism practices in Trần Thương Temple Festival. |
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| Social and cultural significance | Such rituals as water procession, statue bathing, sacrificing, giving offerings, playing chess, food delivery, fish sacrifice, spirit mediumship are typical cultural features only seen at Trần Thương temple, Nhân Đạo commune, Lý Nhân district, Hà Nam province, which symbolize the identity of wet rice civilization in the Red River Delta existing in many historical dynasties up to now. The festival also represents the value of rice source as the saying goes “Nhân Đạo fish, Trần Thương rice”. Today, Trần Thương Temple Festival is considered to be a major festival actively contributing to the cause of socio-economic construction and development of Hà Nam province. The festival has aroused the spirit of love for the homeland, the ethics of “when drinking water, remembering its source”, or “when eating a fruit, remembering the planter” and especially patriotism of the communities. Traditional cultural values of Trần Thương Temple Festival have been well preserving and promoting in Hà Nam province |
| Transmission method | The mediums and medium master of the temple are responsible for conducting and transmitting orally rituals to the young generation. |
| Community | Communities of Nhân Đạo village, Lý Nhân district, Hà Nam province and mediums of many provinces and cities articipate in the festival. |