On every 4th day of the Lunar New Year, Dong Ky villagers hold a firecracker procession to commemorate the day when general Thien Cuong gave order for soldiers to march into battle defeating enemies.


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Among those who participate in the procession are local women who are 51 years old called
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Local people are excited to see the procession
{keywords}The firecrackers were carried through the main road in the village by 300 men who are less than 50 years old. 
{keywords}From early morning, local men carried firecrackers of 6 and 5.8 metres long, which were decorated with dragons, unicorns, tortoises and phoenixes to the village traditional house. The giant firecrackers would be taken to the village commune house in a procession.
{keywords}On every 4th day of the lunar New Year, Dong Ky villagers hold a firecracker procession to celebrate General Thi​en C​uong, who is the tutelary god of the village and the one who led locals to fight foreign invaders.
{keywords}The annual firework procession festival takes place in ​Dong K​y Village (Dong Quang, T​u S​on, Bac Ninh). 

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