Hoi An Travel

   Long Chu festival

      Long Chu festival is offend celebrated on the 15^th of the lunar January  and July, in the religious beliefs of the old folk, this is the time when people face the risk of epidemics. As a result, religious ceremonies are carried out to fight the disease.

      Long Chu is a boat in the shape of a dragon (once of the four religious animals-dragon unicorn, turtle, and phoenix- worshipped by the old folks). This is traditionally a luxurious transport means for the kings in the oils time on their sight-seeing or patrolling tours. On the festival day, the villagers religiously move Long Chu to the temple where the chief of the ritual and the sorcerer will carry out the blessing ritual for the boat and then move it back to sea. Before the festival day, the sorcerer goes around the village ticking superstitious charms on those places where bad sprites are suspected to hide and threaten people’ life.  his festival, help in the whole are of Hoi An, is a time for the villagers to gather hard enjoying themselves after hard working days.

   Whale worshiping festival

       The whale Worshiping Festival lasts for two days in the second week of the lunar March in Hoi An. It is help by fishermen in the hope for good luck when they go fishing. If a dead whale drifts   to the seashore, fishermen will hold a big worshiping ceremony. Sometimes as long as three-day time, to pay the whale in return for it’s help. During the festival, hat boi (classical opera in South Viet Nam) with supporting orchestras is often performed. The actors and actresses sing and act like they are rowing a boat on the ground to illustrate the fishermen’s activities on the river. The meaning of these dances and song s is of the fishermen’s gratitude to the whale for its help to the fishermen when they have difficulty on sea. The whale Worshiping Festival performed at fishermen’s many visitors and local people to come and participate in.

 Boat racing festival

       The boat racing festival are organized in the hope to bring cheerful atmosphere for people in spring. In the old folks’ superstitious beliefs, a boat race is a time for people to show their gratitude to Gods who bring them peacefulness. The festival is annually held from the 2^nd to the 7^th of lunar January. The busy and cheerful atmosphere in the riverside fishing villages attracts many people of different social classes to take part in. Before th festival th festival, everybody is the belief in team work strength and the bets wishes which the local people give to each other.

Lunar new year festival

      The new –year Festival lasts for three days- the first, second and third days of lunar January through out the country

      The new-year Festival is a original traditional one of the Vietnamese in general and Hoi An people in particular. The festival has communal social, highly humanistic and aesthetic characters. The new-year Festival is the very point when an old year ends and a new year comes, and the big festival day when a new operating cycle of the universe stars, which reflects the harmonious spirit of human being and nature (earth-heaven-beings) and carries a profound humanistic value. The word Tet maens tiet, which is mispronounced from the word “thoi tiet” (weather). the word Nguyen means “stars” and the word Dan means “early morning”- the starting point of a new year. In addition, Tet is an occasion for families, relatives, neighbors, reinitiate give their regards to each other, commemorate and express their gratitude to the ancestors.

   Tet is also the time when people express their and less happiness enjoying a new year, forgetting all tiredness, difficulty they suffered in the last year, as well as being readily to make a fresh star in life with hope and fun. According of the agricultural residents, when comes as a reveal periods of all things.

Nguyen Tieu festival

     The Nguyen tieu festival is annually celebrated on the 16^th of lunar January at Guangdong and Chaozhou Assembly Hall by the Chinese living in Hoi An. This is the first worshiping ceremony in a year to the Guangdong and Chaozhou Chinese congregations. During the festival, many solemn ritual and interesting activities such ad Unicom daces or lottery games attract a great number of visitors and local; people in Hoi An Ancient Town to participate in.

Thien hau thanh mau worshiping festival

      The festival is annually help on the 23^rd of lunar March at the Fujian and the Five-community Assembly Halls by the Chinese living in Hoi An. They hold the festival in memory of Thien Hau Thanh Mau-the goddess thought to rescue boats and ships having difficulty on sea. The festival are organized in a wide are decorated with colorful flowers and lanterns in the traditional Chinese designs. Traditional games like unicorn dances and lottery games attract a great number of visitors and local people at Hoi An Ancient Town to participate in.

Good crop praying festival

     The Cau Bong (good crop praying) festival is annually organized on a spring day on the Hoi An River. The Festival is regarded as an opening ceremony for a new year.  Boat races are always help in this festival to pray good harvest, good health and prosperity.

      Minh Hai founder Worshiping Festival is annually help on the 7^th of lunar November at Chuc Thanh pagoda, Hoi An. After the worshiping ceremony which includes many rituals related to Buddhhism activities such as music performance and picnics.

Whale worshiping festival

     The Whale Worshiping Festival is offtenhelp at Ong temple, Cham Island on the date the Whale died or when a whale was found dead. The festival is originated from fishermen’s superstition.

Mid autumn festival

      The festival, annually help on the 15^th of lunar August in Hoi An. In the Asian philosophy, the moon symbolized for (posit to Yang) Yin. Consequently, the festival is organized on the full moon date of August to worship the Yin. The time for the original Mid Autumn Festival was Xuan Phan, the beginning of fall-winter period when supernatural power helped create on earth. On the 14^th and 15^th of the lunar August, every village in Hoi An organized traditional cultural activities such as preparing food trays to contemplate the moon, unicorn dances, lantern marches concerts competition, etc.

Doan Ngo festival

       The Doan Ngo Festival is annually help on the 5^th of the lunar May in Hoi An. It is originated from the belief of the old folks living on the river. In the festival, not only worshiping ceremonies are help in every local person’s house and at religious places but entertainment are also organized in public areas as well.

       Summer is the time when Yin and Yang are interchanged and the first important festival in summer is tet Doan Ngo. It is help in the hope for good health and prevention of disease. The Worshiping ceremony can be organized party here and there, but the festival invites almost everyone to leave home for pagoda, beaches, or beautiful landscapes to benefit from the fresh air for better spiritual and physical life.

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