VAN HONG COMMUNAL HOUSE

Van Hong Communal House worships the Earth God (Land God) as the village tutelary deity who supports the spiritual life of the people. In the people's subconscious, the Earth God has important significance for every family and society. From production labor, communal festivals and celebrations to Tet holidays; from life to death, all rely on and are due to the land... Gradually, the worship of the Earth God has become a distinctive cultural feature in Vietnam's traditional culture and still exists in contemporary social life.

At Van Hong, the locality has a position and place name close to the Red River; the advantages of alluvium and water sources brought by the river help the people develop agriculture. At the same time, under the impact and influence of erosion and accretion and floods that submerged villages, the people had to change to adapt. The consequence of these changes is the belief entrusted to the Earth God to protect and support the spiritual life of the people. Therefore, from past to present, the local people of Van Hong always turn to the Earth God - the village tutelary deity - as a supreme being, always sacred, supporting spiritual life, helping the people have a warm and happy life. Thanks to the god's grace, the people are increasingly prosperous, have expanded more land, and developed cultivation and husbandry.

Researching the deity in the past and present contributes to helping us understand more deeply the layers of folk culture of Van Hong locality and the typical cultural elements in the nation's traditional culture.