Xuan Mai village communal house festival, Xuan Mai hamlet, Xuan Mai commune, Hanoi city.

Xuan Mai communal house
was built in the 19th century and is a place of worship for two figures, Grand General Marshal
Vuong Nhat Dien and Princess Nga Lang were the two figures who helped King Thuc Phan An Duong
Vuong drove out the invaders and built the country, a story passed down in history. The communal house
Xuan Mai was ranked as a city-level historical relic by the Hanoi City People's Committee on
30 March 2010, and is a place for cultural and religious activities of the people of Xuan
Mai and visitors from all over.

Ninh Vu Dai
Vuong Duong Viet Dien: He was a person from Ninh Vu page - Ninh Hai district, a man skilled
in archery and martial arts, recruited by King Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong and highly
esteemed. Duong Viet Dien had the merit of driving out invaders, assisting the king in building the
Co Loa citadel, leaving many merits for the people, and being worshipped by people everywhere.
He was conferred by King Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong the title: Duong Canh Thanh Hoang Duc Bao
Trung Hung Ninh Vu Dai Vuong.

Princess Nga Lang
: Princess Nga Lang was the daughter of a cousin of King Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong, and was
given in marriage to Duong Viet Dien as his wife. The princess was born on 10/2/Tan Dau, with a face fresh as
a flower, skin white as powder, smooth and fresh, eyes deep as autumn water,
with a beauty that makes birds fall and fish sink. On the day of her happy union with General Duong Viet Dien, she gave birth
to 3 sons and 6 daughters, lived to 83 years old; died on 14/8. She was conferred by the king the title: Duong Canh
Thanh Hoang Canh Thi Uy Linh Princess Nga Lang.

 * Taboos in the festival: chief celebrant: if
the family is in mourning for the four parents, one must wait until the mourning period ends before continuing to serve.  The person selected by the villagers to be Chief Celebrant must
have offerings of a tray of glutinous rice and a pig's head to present to the Saint. If resigning, one must also go and ask the Saint
for permission to step down. From the past until now, local leaders upon taking
office must also go to present themselves to the Saint. Offerings are usually simple and voluntary (an areca nut, a package
of cakes). If one no longer holds the position, one must also perform a ceremony to report to the Saint's house.

* Before the festival: The local government holds a joint meeting
including the Party Secretary, the Village Head, and the heads of departments
and mass organizations. After that, a festival steering committee is established and tasks are assigned to each
member of the steering committee. The meeting takes place at the village communal house or the cultural house
of the village.

* 14th day of the third lunar month:

- Morning: The
elderly men in the village go to the communal house to perform the ceremony of cleaning the worship objects and assembling and washing the palanquins. The
elders wipe them with water three times, first with clean well water, then with ginger water
and then wipe again with alcohol. After that, the temple caretaker and some respected elders in the village dress the
village tutelary god. The elderly women go to sweep and clean the communal house.

- Afternoon:
the elderly men organize the yết offering ceremony at the communal house to report to the tutelary god that the following day
the festival will be held.

* 15th - 16th day of the third lunar month: The festival is held for 2 days.

Palanquin procession.
The procession starts from the village communal house. Before setting off, the palanquin team must make
the octagonal palanquin turn three times in front of the communal house gate. Leading the procession is a flower palanquin carrying a portrait
of Uncle Ho, followed by the procession of the eight precious objects, and then the octagonal palanquin. The octagonal palanquin carries
palanquin, together with offerings of flowers and fruit. The procession consists of 16 people, going from the village communal house around
the village. Then the palanquin is carried back to the communal house. Everyone stays at the communal house to receive blessings and attend the feast.

* Afternoon of the 16th day of the first lunar month: The elders perform the closing ceremony and end the festival.