Between the 1^st and 3^rd months of each lunar year, numerous traditional village communal house festivals are held across Da Nang.  These events have become an indispensable spiritual food for local residents. 

Amongst them, the Tuy Loan Village Communal House Festival is the most popular. The event aims to pray for peace and prosperity through the year, remind the younger generations of long-established Vietnamese traditions, and preserve and promote the village’s cultural identity. 

This year’s event took place at Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Phong Commune on 16 and 17 February (the 9^th and 10^th days of the 1^st lunar month).  It featured many solemn traditional festive activities and exciting folk games.

Here are some photos, taken by reporter Quoc Khai, which show the exciting atmosphere at the festival.

Local senior citizens in traditional costume

Royal diplomas outside the village’s Dang Family worshipping house

The royal diplomas carried on a palanquin by 4 local men

Local young people in imperial guard costumes

Local women in ao dai carrying national flags

A procession through the green paddy fields to pray for a year of favourable weather and bumper crops

The Tuy Loan Village Communal House

Receiving the royal diplomas

The festival is a good opportunity for senior residents to recall memories from the past

A drumming ceremony to officially begin the festive cultural and sports activities

The event attracted a large number of residents

A Phuc–Loc–Tho (happiness, prosperity, longevity) classical performance

A traditional boat race on the Tuy Loan River

Local residents wrapping banh tet (round glutinous rice cakes)

A rice paper-grilling competition

Residents participating in bai choi (singing while acting as playing cards)