Thụy Hương Village Festival

Other name (if any): Thụy Hương Village Traditional Festival

Location: Thụy Hương Village Festival, Chương Mỹ Ward, Hanoi City

According to the convention of Thụy Hương Village, the village communal house festival is held once every 3 to 5 years, with rituals and palanquin processions, taking place from the morning of the 23rd day of the first lunar month to the end of the 25th day of the first lunar month. In normal years when it is not held, it is only called village work, with only rituals and offerings, and no procession.

The traditional festival of Thụy Hương Village takes place over 2 days. From the 23rd to the end of the 25th day of the first lunar month.

According to its origin, the Thụy Hương Village Festival is held to commemorate the merits of the 'Six Great Kings' (Lục Vị Đại Vương), deities and famous generals who made great contributions in Vietnamese folk culture and beliefs, including generals of the Trần dynasty (such as Phạm Ngũ Lão, Yết Kiêu, Dã Tượng, Nguyễn Chế Nghĩa, Vi Hùng Thắng, Đặng Huyền Quang) associated with the Trần-era generals who had the merit of defeating invading enemy forces on our country's territory, and Princess Cao Quyền.

* Prohibitions during the festival:

Families in mourning for their parents must wait until the mourning period ends before participating in the main activities of the festival.