Giong Festival

Every year the village Phu Dong hosts the Giong Festival registered by UNESCO as a World Intangible Heritage. Giong Festival is among the most age – old festivals which brings together the traditions of love for the motherland and the preservation of the cultural heritage. It is held from the 6th to 12th day of the 4th lunar month in Phu Dong Commune, Gia Lam District, Hanoi. The date acommemorates the legendary hero of Giong who sacrificed his life to fight against An invaders. The people proclaimed him Saint Giong or Phu Dong Thien Vuong. The Giong Festival expresses the everlasting fighting spirit and prayers for peace of the Vietnamese.