| Description |
Lưu Xá Communal House Festival, with a history of more than 400 years, is held from the 15th to the 17th of the first lunar month. The festival is held to commemorate the Linh Lang Đại Vương tutelary god- the Saint who protects the people, worshiped at the village communal house.
The festival is held mainly at Lưu Xá communal house, with a palanquin procession from the communal house to the Thượng Temple, a place of worship, about 1km away, and a statue of the Holy Mother from the Mother Temple, next to the communal house, to attend the festival. The festival begins with the "Ướt Dầm" ritual at the beginning of the first lunar month. The main festival is held on the 15th and 16th of January, with a ritual of welcoming the Saint by road and water. In the past, the festival ended with a rowing competition between the hamlets at the river junction (also known as Ba Thá junction) - the intersection of two rivers: Bùi River and Đáy River.
The festival of Lưu Xá communal house is a festival of the fishing village residents, with the rowing ritual representing the village tradition and the tradition of the profession; is the continuation and promotion of the cultural tradition that links people with the river environment, fishing, river transportation, and consciousness and spirituality with water gods and rivers. |
