Soc Son Temple - Hanoi

Time: From the 6^th to the 8^th day of the first lunar month. The main festive day is on the  7^th day. 
Place: Phu Linh Commune, Soc Son District, Hanoi.  
Objects of worship: Saint Dong.  
Characteristics: Fighting for bamboo flowers and cut the General of Yin invaders.

It is said that Soc Son was the final place Saint Dong took a rest before returning to Heaven. The festival organizes every year in memmorating the day that the legend hero took off his armour and flew to heaven. It involves an incense offering ceremony, Saints statue bathing ceremony, a bamboo flowers offerring (symbolize for riding-whip of the Saint) is on the 7^th day (the main festive day), then thowing them, then people strive them for lucky. Cutting general ceremony symbolize for the action that Saint Dong cut the General of Yin invaders.

On the 8^th day holding gia dam (ending) ceremony. Games in the festival: fighting cock, playing Chinese chess, swinging, ca tru singing to worship gods.

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