Thượng Thụy Village Communal House
Introduction
The festival takes place over 2 days: the 1st and 2nd days of the 3rd lunar month every year.
In the past, it was not held as a grand festival but was held annually; since 2010, under new regulations, the people have held a grand festival every five years in round-number years (2010, 2015...).
The festival is held to commemorate the great spirit who is also worshipped at Quán Tổng, namely Đỗ Binh Mã Phù Quân Đại Vương. In the book Lược sử quán Tổng, compiled in 1997 by Mr. Chu Văn Cư, a resident of Thượng Thụy Village, Đức Thượng Commune, it clearly states:
In the reign of Lý Nhân Tông (1072), when the king was still young, Empress Dowager Nguyên Phi Ỷ Lan listened to state affairs from behind a curtain and was assisted by many virtuous ministers, Lý Đạo Thành and Lý Thường Kiệt, bringing peace and prosperity to the country.
