Giong Festival

Giong Festival is an annual traditional festival in many places in the Hanoi region to commemorate and praise the exploits of the legendary hero Thanh Giong, one of the four immortals of Vietnamese folk beliefs.

There are 2 typical Giong festivals in Hanoi: Soc Son Giong festival in Soc temple, Phu Linh commune, Soc Son district and Giong Phu Dong festival in Phu Dong temple, Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam district, which has been registered as a cultural heritage by UNESCO. intangible transformation of humanity. In addition, there are more than 10 Giong festivals also located in Hanoi (called spillover areas because they have not been registered by UNESCO) such as: Giong Bo Dau festival in Thong Nhat commune, Thuong Tin district; Saint Giong worship festival in Dong Xuyen and Le Chi villages (Gia Lam district); the villages of Phu Lo Doai, Thanh Nhan, Xuan Lai (Soc Son district); Son Du, Can Khe, Dong Do (Dong Anh district); Xuan Tao (Xuan Dinh Ward, Bac Tu Liem District); Hoi Xa village (Long Bien District).

The Giong Festival at Phu Dong temple, Phu Dong commune, Gia Lam district - Saint Giong's birthplace takes place from the 7th to the 9th day of the fourth lunar month, and the Giong Festival at Soc temple in Phu Linh commune, Soc Son district (now part of Hanoi). Noi) - where Sanctification takes place from January 6 to 8.

The outstanding global value of Giong festival is a cultural phenomenon that is preserved and transmitted quite continuously and completely through many generations. Although it is near the center of the capital and community life has undergone many changes due to war, infiltration and cultural acculturation, the Giong festival still exists independently and sustainably, without being statized. , commercialization.