Nhi Khe Village Festival
Nhi Khe Village Festival
Time: 15th day of the 10th lunar month
Place: Nhi Khe Commune, Thuong Tin District, Ha Tay Province
Objects of worship: Mr. Doan Van Tai, the ancestor of wood carving in the 16th century.
Nhi Khe Village is well-known for its wood lathing craft that has been preserved for hundreds of years. It is also the birthplace of Nguyen Trai, a world’s culturist.
As the legend goes, in the 16th century, a man called Doan Tai arrived at the village and taught the villagers the wood lathing craft. He was considered the forefather of Nhi Khe lathing craft village and his death anniversary on lunar October 25th has become the village’s festival. The festival is also attended by many turners in neighbouring provinces.
Formerly, Nhi Khe Village’s products were made of wood and used for daily life only. Nowadays, with their creativity and professional secrets, Nhi Khe turners make exquisite products from such materials as horn, bone and ivory, meeting the demands of domestic and foreign customers.
Nhi Khe Village festival sees worshiping and offering ceremonies, chess playing and cheo (traditional operetta) performances.
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