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19 FOUNDING FATHERS FESTIVAL |
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The Temple of the Founding Fathers is
located in the village of Cam La on Ha Nam island. It is
devoted to the cult of the 19 founding fathers, who built
the dikes that created the populated island of today.
Every year the festival begins on the
7th day of the 1st lunar month, which according to legend
was the day, over 500 years ago, that the founding fathers
discovered an underground spring on the island.
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For the occasion, dignitaries present
themselves to the founding fathers at the Tien Cong
temple, who then choose four elderly men to assist them in
the ground-breaking ritual. On the 7th day, the senior men
of the village (all older than 70), along with their
children and grandchildren, go to the temple carrying
offerings to the decorative cult tables. This ceremony
generally end at noon.Next is the ground -breaking ritual.
The four chosen men pick four balls of earth and build a
mock dike in front of the incense table of the founding
fathers. They then perform acts of wrestling to represent
the "struggle against nature". The following party lasts
into the night.
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