Soc Son Temple Festival

 Time: From the 6th to the 8th day of the first lunar month. The main festive day is on the 7th 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 memorizing the day that the legend hero took off his amour and flew to heaven. It involves an incense offering ceremony, Saint's statue bathing ceremony, a bamboo flowers offering (symbolize for riding-whip of the Saint) is on the 7th day (the main festive day), then throwing 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 8th day holding gia dam (ending) ceremony. Games in the festival: fighting cock, playing Chinese chess, swinging, ca tru singing to worship gods