Yen Kien Village Communal House Traditional Festival

- The village communal house dates back to the 15th century. It underwent one restoration and renovation in 1995. Previously, the communal house had 11 royal edicts, but during the war, 3 were lost. Currently, the communal house still preserves 8 edicts from the Nguyen dynasty.

- The festival has existed since ancient times. During the French colonial period (from 1946 to 1954), Yen Kien village was in a temporarily occupied area. This was the leading village in the canton and was protected by the French colonialists, so the festival was still held. According to the village Elderly Association, “in 1952, the village held a large festival, and the French even sent soldiers to maintain order for the festival.” Previously, the festival was held in February, but as this coincided with the harvest season, for a time the festival was moved to November. Currently, the festival has been moved to be held from the 3rd to the 4th day of the first lunar month, and the festival is held once every five years. In years when the festival is not held, the elders perform rituals at the communal house.

- Worshipped figures: The village communal house worships three tutelary deities: Thanh Hien, Doan Minh, and Duc Bong. These were three brothers who had merit in helping Hung Due Vuong defeat enemies and secretly supported later kings in driving out foreign invaders, so they were conferred the title of tutelary deity..

- Rituals/skills: Sacrifice ceremony, incense offering, and palanquin procession.