Nghinh Ong Festival unites Hoa with Viet folk
11/08/2009 - 14/08/2009
Place of event: Phan Thiet City
Participants of the annual Nghinh Ong Festival march through the streets of Phan Thiet City amid swarms of onlookers. Palanquins (elevated seats carried by two or four people), flowers and music flood the streets for the cultural immersion festival that has brought together the Viet and Hoa (Chinese ethnic) people living together in the town to worship Quan Cong and wish for peace, good weather and prosperous harvests throughout south central Binh Thuan Province.
The festival expresses clearly the cultural identity of the Hoa community in Phan Thiet, living together with other ethnic groups. The high amount of community involvement in the festival is what makes it original and entertaining.
Many people look forward to when Ong's palanquin and the delegation march past their street; they believe that good things will come to them.
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