Thanh Dam Festival
Thanh Dam Festival
Date of organisation: 15th to 18th of the 2nd lunar month.
Place: Thanh Dam Village, Nam Tan Commune, Nam Dan District, Nghe An Province.
Objects of worship: Water-nymph.
Characteristic: Mussels procession and releasing mussels.
Others: The Mussel Procession on the river occurs on the main day of the festival. The master of ceremonies throws handfuls of mussels into the river in hopes that the Genie of the Water will make the shells reproduce to provide the population with plenty of food.
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