Huyen Luong Village Festival

Poinsettia Nguyen Nghieu Tu Temple (Internet Source).

The Poinsettia Nguyen Nghieu Tu Temple was constructed a long time ago, initially in To Moi field, southeast of the hamlet, then on the slopes of Temple mountain (Thong gate), and finally near to the local communal house on the west side of Vinh mountain. Unfortunately, both the temple and the communal house were destroyed during the French resistance struggle, thus the statues were sent to the Tien temple. In 2004, the locals reconstructed the temple on Den mountain, with the temple facing south and no walls or gates.

Every year, from January 9 to 14, people here eagerly celebrate. On the festival day, from the 9th, the monks open the doors of communal houses and temples to pack offerings for worship and fan flags. The hamlet holds a sacrifice with a unique offering called "grandfather pig" on the tenth day. From the start of the year, the assigned members will cultivate public fields and raise pigs. The sacrifice pigs must be completely black and weigh at least 40 kg. The hamlet organizes sacrifices to the Saints on the 11th and 12th days, with offerings of chicken sticky rice and fruits; on the 13th day, there is a ceremony to sacrifice the "pig sacrifice."

Furthermore, on August 5 (lunar calendar), the death anniversary of Nguyen Nghieu Tu, Hien Luong’s people arrange temple offerings. Sticky rice with chicken, fruits, and cakes are among the offerings.

During the festival days, there are festivals featuring traditional activities such as swinging, wrestling, tug of war, drum singing, cheo singing, quan ho singing, and so on, attracting a great number of people to participate. Spiritual cultural activities that are healthy and pleasurable in order to unify the society and preserve and promote beautiful customs and traditions.