QUAN CHAM VILLAGE TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL

Quan Cham Village currently worships the three village tutelary deities, Đô thống đại vương and Đô hồ đại vương Lê Phụng Hiểu, at the village communal house, while Lady Ả Lãng Nương Đê is worshiped at Quan Cham shrine. The legends of each deity are different. Lê Phụng Hiểu was a general of the Lý dynasty who had the merit of supporting King Lý Thái Tông and played a major role in fighting the Champa invaders. After his death, the royal court conferred on him the title of blessed deity and permitted incense worship in his honor. Lady Ả Lãng Nương Đê was the daughter of Lữ Gia, chancellor of the state of Zhao. When the Han invaded Zhao, she was captured by the enemy; to avoid humiliation, she jumped into the sea and took her own life. Later generations, seeing that she manifested divine power, often built temples in riverine areas to worship her and pray for rain. As for the Đô thống đại vương, his origin has not yet been traced. Currently, the people still maintain worship of the deities and 16 royal edicts from various dynasties. Every year, the people still maintain rituals, incense offerings, ceremonial occasions, death anniversaries, and hold the festival to remember the village's blessed deities.

Quan Cham Village Festival is stipulated to be held every five years for three days, from the 4th to the 6th day of the second lunar month. In festival years, the village still maintains the deity worship ceremony.