Every year, perhaps no Vietnamese village would not open a village festival; Small is a day, big is a lot of days, especially the seasonal crops, the village festivals are untold. Village festivals in our country's villages are usually held in the spring, when the sky and air are in harmony, the nature is lush and the people rejoice.
It can be said that, on the very rich and diverse background of festivals and cult in rural Vietnam, the village festival is considered the most attractive, jubilant time with solemn and pure rituals. life: sacrifice, procession, fun and chanting ...

In addition to the ceremonies organized by the feudal State, the village festival is usually organized by a village, or it may be held by several nearby villages in the same tutelary god, and there is a historical connection through the legend. the saints they worship. But, whether it is an association of a village or an inter-village, the festival is like a spring of underground water, flowing overflowing with material, spiritual and spiritual life of the Vietnamese people.

The village festival has existed since time immemorial, according to history books, many famous festivals representing the traditional beliefs have been reserved since ancient times. Right on the ancient bronze drum, there are also the flower features, imprints of the village festival. There are typical and famous village associations such as Hung Temple in Phu Tho province; Co Loa Assembly; Le Mat and Phu Dong of Hanoi; Lieu Doi Association (Nam Ha); Bac Ninh has the Council of Ky, Lim ... Bac Giang has Yen The, Xuong Giang, Tho Ha, Van Van; village associations in Ha Tay; Kiep Bac Temple Association (Hai Duong); Dau Pagoda Festival, Ba Chua Kho (Bac Ninh); Keo Pagoda Festival (Thai Binh) and the boat racing festival of the Khmer people in the South, the Sam Mountain Association (Chau Doc-An Giang) ...

It can be said that the village community is profound, it is the culmination of harmony and solidarity for a common desire for the prosperity of the village. The village festival is often held happily, so warmly the meaning of the village, that is reflected in the preparation until regret when the festival is over. Seeing the new village feel all sense and national pride with a golden tradition.

 As with traditional festivals, village festivals consist of two parts: festivals and festivals, often taking place in village communal houses. But, at the village guild, the guild part was always more prominent. Ceremony to express admiration, worship the hero, honor celebrities, people with meritorious services to the people and trades; May be the gods, saints, Buddhas, models, sublime figures, religious representatives, spiritual sponsors and bring prosperous and happy life to the community. The ceremony usually consists of water procession and carpentry procession, procession and sacrifice ... The festival is an opportunity to show the cultural activities of the community from dances, love songs, worship songs, traditional theatrical performances, martial-arts competitions (swimming in the Dam village; running chess in Trieu Khuc village; playing chess in the people of Xuan Phuong village ...), traditional performances (blowing rice in Thi Cam village; swimming shallow and catch chach in the jars-Ho village, submit job-village Sai Dong;

In the festival activities, everyone participated in performing, composing, enjoying and enjoying after hard working days, regardless of cowardice. Therefore, it can be said that the village festival has created a deep sympathy among the members of the community, is a consistency in the transmission of cultural values ​​between generations.

However, besides the positive factors that arouse the love of the homeland, the spirit of national pride, a sense of origin, there are some backward customs and expressions of delusion. credit, social evils. In some places, village festivals are organized not to honor traditional values ​​but to make a profit. They fence off the village, blockade, sell tickets on the door, sell tickets on the ceremony, causing trouble for people coming to the festival, in contrast to the custom of opening your arms to welcome you to the ten villages to celebrate the ancient village.

A new festival season has come all over the countryside of Vietnam. We hope that our village will still keep its attraction, attractiveness, reduce social customs and evils. Because the village festival is the quintessence of Vietnamese culture, it is the eternal key - a sure guarantee to contribute to building an advanced Vietnamese culture deeply imbued with national identity.