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Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is a traditional festival associated with the Ong Hoang Muoi temple relic, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province.

In the system of temples worshiping the Mother Goddess in the four palaces of the Vietnamese people, Quan Hoang Muoi is one of the Ten Emperors, often worshiped in temples, palaces, and shrines to worship the Mother Goddess. In Nghe An, the temple worshiping Quan Hoang Muoi in Xuan Am village, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district is famous for its sacredness. Besides the main worship figure, Quan Hoang Muoi, the temple also worships a system of statues of Mother Goddesses and other blessed gods: Duong Canh Uy Minh Song Dong Ngoc Nu, Special Tien Father of the Fatherland, Senior General Nguyen Duy Lac,...

The temple was built during the Le Trung Hung Dynasty, around the 17th century. Along with the formation and existence of the temple, the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival has been practiced for hundreds of years to commemorate and pay tribute to the merits of Quan Hoang Muoi.

Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is held for 3 days, from the 8th to the 10th of the 10th lunar month every year. The main festival is held on the 10th day of the 10th lunar month, originating from religious and spiritual origins. People believe that Mr. Hoang Muoi transformed on the 10th day of the 10th lunar month and coincides with the name "Mr. Hoang Muoi". It also coincides with the New Rice Festival, which is very popular in Vietnam, also known as the Double Thap Tet (or Tung Thap Tet) or Ha Nguyen Tet. Celebrating the festival on October 10 is also because of people's belief in roundness and completeness, bringing many good things.

The festival takes place at the campus of Ong Hoang Muoi temple relic, Hung Thinh commune, Hung Nguyen district, Nghe An province. The relevant location during the festival is: Nguyen family church in Xuan Am village, about 2km west of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple, this is where the ordination is kept and the ceremony to receive the ordination of Mr. Gods come to the temple during festivals.

In terms of form, the Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival has the main rituals: Opening Ceremony, Color Procession Ceremony, Yet Reporting Ceremony, Great Tet Ceremony,

The opening ceremony begins at dawn on the 8th day of the 10th lunar month, with the meaning of clearing and purifying the shrines at the temple and the surrounding space. After the Coronation ceremony, around 2:00 p.m. on the 9th day of the 10th lunar month, the procession began from the Nguyen family church in Xuan Am village to Hoang Muoi temple. This custom originated during the feudal period: The deity of Ong Hoang Muoi Temple was assigned to the Nguyen family to care for and keep. At each festival, a procession of colors is held to the temple and after the festival, the colors are returned to the church. After the An Vi Sac ceremony, around 4:00 p.m., on the 9th day of the 10th lunar month, the Yet Report ceremony begins. Offerings include pork sticky rice, chicken sticky rice, five fruits, betel and areca nuts, tea, wine, incense, and flowers fully displayed on the altars. The celebrant of the ceremony invites the gods at Hoang Muoi temple to witness the festival, asks for permission to open the festival, prays for blessings for the sky to be clear and cloudy, and the festival to take place safely and successfully. On the morning of the 10th day of the 10th lunar month, the Great Tet ceremony begins. Sacrifices are fully prepared basically like the Reporting Ceremony. The Great Ceremony takes place for about two hours, according to traditional rites, including two rituals: the Declare Ceremony and the Chinh Te Ceremony. A special highlight at Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival is the Hau Dong ceremony.

The festival takes place for 2 days from the 9th to the 10th day of the 10th lunar month, with many attractive activities, many folk games that people participate in excitedly and enthusiastically such as boat racing, tug of war, play human chess, card chess, blindfolded pot smashing,... In addition, there are also camping activities, displaying typical products of traditional craft villages; Sports activities: men's and women's volleyball competitions between communes in the district also took place enthusiastically, competing fiercely, attracting a large number of people and tourists to cheer.

Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival has existed for hundreds of years and is continuously maintained. Through many ups and downs of history, Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival still exists and is increasingly widespread not only in Nghe An region but also famous throughout the country, attracting a large number of people in the region and tourists from all over the world. visiting countries to participate and practice religious rituals. With typical value, Ong Hoang Muoi Temple Festival was included in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism under Decision No. 2970/QD-BVHTTDL, dated August 27, 2019. 2019.