Dinh Kha Do

Dinh Kha Do

Kha Do communal house is located in Viem Nam Viem ward, Phuc Yen city, built in the Later Le dynasty (Le Canh Hung - 1741) to worship Tam Giang Dai Vuong - Famous general who helped Trieu Viet Vuong defeat the Luong invaders; Queen Minh Phi - Holy Mother who gave birth to Duc Tam Giang; Assistant Assistant Nuong Tu - Duc Tam Giang's younger sister, was instrumental in being in charge of military provisions. Legend has it that Saint Tam Giang was appointed General of the Army by King Trieu Viet to fight against the Luong invaders (6th century). He and his three younger brothers used guerrilla tactics to defeat the Luong invaders led by Tran Ba ​​Tien. King Trieu Viet ascended the throne for a while, but due to not listening to his advice, he lost his throne by Ly Phat Tu. Ly Phat Tu sent someone to summon his brothers to become mandarins, but he did not accept them, saying: "I am loyal and do not worship two lords" and then he and his entire family perished on the Nhu Nguyet River. Remembering his merits as well as his example of loyalty, along the three rivers Thien Duc, Nhat Duc, and Nguyet Duc, there are 298 villages and communes worshiping and honoring him as village tutelary god. Kha Do communal house is an ancient, massive architectural work built in the architectural style of the Later Le Dynasty. The communal house's carvings are concentrated in the middle space, the area with the harem, the holy place, the place where military and theocratic power gathers, and mainly depict dragons and cosmic animals, along with the ceiling and worship relics. , the decorations make Kha Do communal house extremely solemn, expressing the authority of royal culture, concentrated and promoting its full strength. With ingenious art and tight layout, cosmic animals such as dragons, lyches, turtles, and phoenixes express the aspirations of human life here more than 200 years ago. This is the outstanding success of the art of carving wooden ceilings at Kha Do communal house of our people during the Le Trung Hung period. Currently, Dinh Kha Temple still has many valuable worship relics of ancient folk art, arranged in the middle of the communal house and on the harem, from the bottom up and according to the material. Wooden items include: altar palanquins, altar altars, altar thrones, altar horses, floating trays... Paper items include: Jade family tree, ordaining... Porcelain items include: incense bowls, water vases, wine bottles. Bronze objects include cranes, candles, and pedestals. Fabric items include pipe fans, ashes, clothes, etc. Nowadays, Kha Do communal house has main holidays during the year such as: 1st and 15th full moon days of every month; January fifteenth and August 2nd are the main parties; May 2 and October 15 are side parties; April 10 is the death anniversary of the village's tutelary god. Kha Do village communal house has a very unique custom: The custom of "Buying Quan Vien", today called "Buying Tu Van" of the young men in the village. In feudal times, the way to buy was to have chicken sticky rice, betel and areca nuts, and incense sticks waiting for the occasion to be placed on a tray and brought to the temple to celebrate the tutelary god and present to the village to buy officials. Nowadays, it's a bunch of bananas, betel and areca nuts, and incense cards to buy documents. Every young man in the village wants to be bought because they feel proud that they have a seat in the village communal house, so they have to live ethically - the family style lest the villagers laugh at them for being ordinary. Currently, the book for monitoring documents continues to follow the old book for officials, very closely and fairly. Those who buy first will be seated first in order (called Table), regardless of age and dignitary. The first two tables, called the Nhat table, sit in the middle of the pavilion, each table seats 3 people. The next two tables called the Second table also sit next to the First table in the middle of the pavilion, each table seats 4 people. After the First and Second tables come the tables of village and commune dignitaries, each with 4 people sitting in the middle of the communal house. Next, there are 4 people sitting at the tables of the officials (Tu Van) on both left and right sides of the pavilion. All tables are covered with mats and the meals are arranged the same according to the instructions of the organizers. Officials (Tu Van) can only change seats or tables to the next or upper table when the person sitting in front is dead or absent. Just like that, seat rotation is not a priority, no matter who it is. Thanks to the strict and fair order, there is no disunity or competition for each other's seats. This is a beautiful local custom still preserved to this day. Source: Information Portal - Electronic Communication of Phuc Yen City

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