Quang Bi Communal House Festival

According to historical documents, the predecessor of Quang Bi Commune was named Quang Phuc, consisting of 36 hamlets divided into 3 villages. In 1624, the commune name changed to Quang Bi. When it was first established, it consisted of 3 villages: Vay Village, Chien Village, and Lien Tri Village. After the successful August Revolution, Quang Bi Commune was divided into 5 villages, numbered from Village 1 to Village 5. By 2004, the commune merged to have 4 villages: Village 1, Village 2, Village 5, and Lien Hop Village.

On the territory of Quang Bi Commune there is one common communal house; the commune's communal house is associated with the cultural and spiritual activities of the people and is also the place where many important historical events of the village and commune took place. Quang Bi Village Communal House was built in the Canh Ty year 1660. By 1947, implementing the Central Committee's directive on the "scorched earth resistance" policy, Quang Bi Village Communal House was included in the scorched-earth resistance list; this was a measure taken when the enemy had strong attack power, aimed at preventing the enemy's advance and preventing the enemy from using the village communal house as a fort, post, etc.

Previously, before Quang Bi Village Communal House was destroyed under the scorched-earth resistance policy, the Quang Bi Village Communal House Festival still followed traditional customs and was a regional festival held once every three years. The festival lasted three days from the 5th to the end of the 7th day of Tet (palanquin procession on the 5th day of Tet, Vay market festival on the 6th day of Tet, and the seating ceremony praying for peace on the 7th day of Tet). The festival rituals are offerings and palanquin processions; in addition, there are folk games and the opening of the first market of the year.

After the communal house was destroyed in the scorched-earth resistance in 1947, by 2004, with contributions from the people of the commune, the communal house was rebuilt on its old foundation. After the communal house was built, respected elders of both sexes held a meeting of the clans and established a Communal House Management Board, drawing up regulations to organize the festival once every three years. The Quang Bi Village Communal House Festival is a cultural and folk-belief activity of the people in the commune that was restored and has been maintained since 2009. The festival aims to educate patriotism, the moral principle of remembering the source when drinking water, national pride, and to honor the merits of forefathers and historical figures who made great contributions during the process of building and defending the country. At the same time, it introduces, promotes, and enhances the value of local spiritual culture and tourism potential.