Ky Yen Festival in Binh Thuy Communal House

Ky Yen Festival in Binh Thuy Communal House

Binh Thuy District, Can Tho City

Ky Yen Festival in Binh Thuy Communal House Ky Yen Festival at Binh Thuy communal house, Can Tho city, is the biggest festival of the year at the communal house, held on the 12th - 15th of the fourth lunar month and the 14th and 15th of the December lunar month. Ancient Long Tuyen village today belongs to Binh Thuy district, Can Tho city, has many very valuable national relics. Binh Thuy communal house (Long Tuyen ancient temple) is one of the most typical relics. Binh Thuy Communal House was granted the title "Bon Canh Thanh Hoang" by King Tu Duc in 1852. It is currently ranked among the ancient communal houses and pagodas of Vietnam, with unique architectural and artistic aesthetics during the process of clearing wasteland and settling down. This is also a place of living, preserving many identities, customs, beliefs, folk culture typical of Can Tho people after more than 200 years of construction. Traditionally, the Ky Yen Festival of Binh Thuy Communal House takes place twice a year: Thuong Dien takes place for 3 days from the 12th to 14th of the 4th lunar month and Ha Dien takes place on the 14th and 15th of the December lunar month, preparing to welcome the new year. Binh Thuy Communal House is one of the three largest communal houses in the West, attracting a large number of visitors, pilgrims, and worshippers. Among them, the biggest is the Ky Yen Thuong Dien Festival. Thuong Dien Ceremony - Worshiping the Thanh Hoang (also known as the Village Tutelary God, the earth god who guards the land) after harvesting. This is a festival to pray for peace, worship, procession of gods on dragon chariots, invite gods on rafts assembled with 3 ornately decorated boats, sing opera... The festival begins with the Ceremony of taking Sac Than on a tour, followed by rituals: Sacrifice Ceremony of the Nong Than, Sacrifice Ceremony of Dinh Cong Chanh Ton Than, Ceremony of Changing the Sac Than Turban, Ceremony of Building Adoration - Dai Boi, Chanh Te Ceremony, Sacrifice of Son Quan... The festival has the bustling and joyful atmosphere of a village festival, with folk games such as duck floating, tug of war, boat racing... in addition to cultural, artistic and sports activities such as: book and newspaper exhibitions; art raspberry contest; "Binh Thuy delicious cakes" festival; Ancient opera singing, etc. has been maintained in abundance from ancient times until now. This is a cultural festival that attracts thousands of people from all over to participate, imbued with the characteristics of wet rice civilization, praying for peace in the country and people, good weather, and family prosperity. Ky Yen Festival at Binh Thuy Communal House is an important testament to the history of settlement in this land of Vietnamese people; The royal decree represents the recognition of the monarchy in terms of administration, the formation of villages and communal houses to worship the Thanh Hoang. The Ky Yen ritual contributes to strengthening the community's belief in a peaceful life, expressing the unique culture of the wet rice farming population, praying for good rain, peaceful wind, peaceful weather, calm sea... Ky Yen Festival in Binh Thuy Communal House represents the tradition of remembering the source when drinking water, is a bridge between the past and present, contributes to enriching cultural life in villages, preserving and transmitting the cultural values of ancestors to the next generation; Meeting the spiritual and entertainment needs of the people, connecting the community when participating in activities and rituals during the festival. With rituals imbued with humanity and Southern identity being transmitted and preserved, the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to include Binh Thuy Ky Yen communal house festival in the list of national intangible cultural heritage in January 2018.

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