Chuc Ly Village Festival

Location: Chuc Ly Hamlet, Chuong My Ward, Hanoi City

According to the convention of Chuc Ly 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 9th day of the 6th lunar month to the end of the afternoon of the 10th day of the 6th lunar month. In ordinary years when it is not held, it is only called village work, with only rituals and offerings, without processions.

According to its origin, the Chuc Ly Village Festival is held to commemorate the merits of the village tutelary god Quy Minh Dai Vuong. Than Quy Minh is a water deity who governs the river and water region and was the one who helped Son Tinh defeat Thuy Tinh, recruited soldiers to help the 18th Hung King crush the Shu invaders. To commemorate his merits, the local people worship him and take the 10th day of the 6th lunar month every year as the day to remember his contributions.  

The traditional Chuc Ly Village Festival takes place over 2 days, from the 9th day to the 10th day of the 6th lunar month.

* Before the festival date:

The village leadership holds a joint meeting including the Party Secretary, village head, and heads of mass organizations. Then an organizing committee is established and tasks are assigned to each member. The meeting takes place at the communal house or the village cultural house.