Date: from 17th to 20th day of the 2nd lunar month Thang Tam Communal House is dedicated to the three Genies
who founded the three Thang villages in Vung Tau.
The festival marks the end of one fishing season and the
beginning of the next. The ceremony consists of praying,
making offerings to the three followed by various forms of
entertainment and games such as lion dance and classical
drama. This festival is a typical activity of fishermen, and
it is deeply influenced by folk culture.
DINH CO FESTIVAL
Date: from 10th to 12th day of the 12th lunar month
Dinh Co (also called Palace of the Lady) is a monumental
building situated near Long Hai seashore. The palace was
dedicated to a compassionate woman who lived a sequestrated
life and who accidentally died in the sea.
Every year the Dinh Co festival is solemnly celebrated by Long
Hai fishermen according to traditional rituals. Village
notables dressed in formal apparel conduct the ceremony to
pray for favourable weather, wealth and peace. The festival
generally attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims who come to
pray and to enjoy the scenery.
