Phú Đa Communal House Festival
Introduction
The Phú Đa Communal House is dedicated to the Six Great Kings, including: Lý Trung Quân Thượng Tướng Đại Vương, Trình Đô Hộ Hiển Ứng Đại Vương, Đỗ Binh Mã Phủ Quân Đại Vương, Quốc Vương Lữ Nam Đế Phủ Quân, Quốc Vương Tề Thiên Đại Thánh, and Đông Hải Nhuận Trạch Đại Vương. According to the divine records kept at Quan Tong Temple in Nhuệ Village, these deities all had merits in the cause of defending the country and were conferred titles and worshipped by feudal dynasties over many generations. The worship of the Six Great Kings expresses the moral principle of remembering the source when drinking water and the people's deep gratitude to their predecessors.
To commemorate the merits of the tutelary deities, the people of Phú Đa Village hold a traditional festival annually for two days, from the 1st to the 2nd day of the third lunar month. Every three or five years, the locality organizes a grand festival with solemn traditional procession rituals. In years when the annual festival is held, the festival mainly consists of offering rituals, incense offerings, and community cultural activities, contributing to preserving and promoting local cultural identity.
