Dai Pham Village Festival

The Dai Pham Village Festival has existed for a long time, around the 18th century, to commemorate the merits of the village tutelary gods: Hung Huu Dai Vuong, Hung Minh Dai Vuong, Hung Thang Dai Vuong, and Saint Tan Vien Son. These are figures with great merits to the people and the country since the reign of the 18th Hung King, and they are currently worshipped at Dinh Tren, Dinh Quan Hop, and Dinh Thuong in the area of 6 hamlets: Nua, Lang Hamlet, Duong Hamlet, Tieu Hamlet, Day Hamlet, and Trai Hamlet. The gods taught the people to plow and plant, and assisted the king in defending the country.

Dinh Quan Hop is the place of worship for the supreme gods Hung Huu and Hung Minh; it was also where the flag ceremony of the uprising to seize power was held, leading to the August Revolution in 1945 in Dai Yen. Dinh Tren worships Duc Thanh Tam (Mr. Hung Thang). Mr. Hung Minh and Mr. Hung Thang were twin brothers. Since ancient times, the village elders have taken the death anniversary of Duc Thanh Tam as the day the festival opens, in order to remember and express gratitude for the merits and virtues of the gods and the ancestors who contributed to the village and the country.

Dinh Thuong in Nua Hamlet currently worships Duc Thanh Cao Son, a human deity and the younger brother of Saint Tan Vien Son; Duc Thanh Cao Son was also a talented general who assisted the king in defending the country and saving the people.

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The traditional Dai Pham Village Festival takes place over 4 days: the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th days of the third lunar month. According to local tradition, the festival is held every 3 to 5 years.