Dong Nhân temple Festival
??ng Nhân temple Festival, Hai Bà Tr?ng district, Hà N?i capital.
Date of organisation: 3rd day to 6th day of 2nd lunar month
Dong Nhan Temple belongs to Hai Ba Trung District. The Temple is devoted to the two Trung Sisters, two heroines who achieved great distinction fighting against foreign aggressors, securing independence for the country and adding a lustrous page to the nation’
Hai Bà Tr?ng’s heroic uprising against the ruling Chinese lasted 3 years and was defeated. However this uprising is an event of great significance as it left a bright example to later generations. People built many temples to honour them, the most famous are three temples, Hát Môn Temple (in Hà Tây province), H? Lôi Temple (in V?nh Phúc province), and ??ng Nhân Temple (in Hà N?i).
Hai Bà Tr?ng Festival runs from February the 3rd to the 6th day of the lunar calendar. On the 3rd day, it starts with the ritual ceremony of opening the temple’s door. In the morning of the 4th day, people begin l? t? or l? nh?p t?ch (the funeral ceremony). The 5th day is the main day of the festival. During this day, it holds l? t?m t??ng (a statue-bathing ceremony), l? t? n? quan (woman-officer worshipping ceremony) and a candlelight dance. On the 6th day is the “?n chay” (vegetarian diet) ceremony. According to ancient practices, a ritual worshipping ceremony is performed by elderly women.
The statue-bathing ceremony is the most important. In the early morning, a procession involving lacquered and gilded palanquins carried by young men and escorted by older men with a ph??ng bát âm (music band), solemnly proceeds from the temple to the Red River.
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