Tam Nong district has Di Nau village, formerly known as Ke Nuc, which belonged to the center of the Van Lang tribe during the Hung King era. Originally an ancient Vietnamese village, our ancestors built many temples, pagodas, shrines, hermitages and public works on this land, which have now become a system of sacred historical and cultural heritage of the people in the region. The village is surrounded by a large lagoon, creating a dreamy, beautiful ink painting every morning. This land is also the birthplace of the game "Hundred arts presenting the village" and the game "cocoon snatching" for good luck every early spring of the new year.
The temple of Saint Tan Vien is shaded by a thousand-year-old banyan tree.
Being a midland area - where mountains and plains meet, Di Nau village looks like a fresh, harmonious picture with many hills, ponds, and forests. When the Vietnamese migrated from the highlands, the belief of worshiping mountain gods, water gods, or stone gods soon appeared here to pray for a peaceful and prosperous life. According to the village's genealogy, at first, there were 6 clans gathering here to settle down, including Ta, Nguyen, Dinh, Dang, Le, and Tran. The clans together built pagodas, temples, communal houses, shrines, and 10 ancient wells... Each temple, pagoda roof, and shrine has a sacred story and legends about the saints and kings who have made great contributions to the people since the founding of the country. Festivals are all associated with the sacred stories of the saints and gods worshiped in the temples and communal houses and take place very solemnly.
According to Mr. Ta Dinh Hap - Deputy of the Management Board of Historical and Cultural Relics and Heritage Trees of the commune, when visitors have the opportunity to return to the ancient land of Di Nau, stopping by the more than 1,000-year-old banyan tree that is still green and shady in front of the temple of Saint Tan Vien or walking leisurely to the sound of the bell from Dam Nhan pagoda, they will also feel the sacredness, feel their souls relaxed and calm. Because after many ups and downs of time, even through wars, the ancient banyan tree is still steadfast, standing tall and spreading shade, blooming and bearing fruit next to the temple of Saint Tan Vien. Along with the banyan tree, 7 frangipani trees over 700 years old also offer incense every day at the Buddha's door. The frangipani trees with fresh green branches and fragrant flowers shading the temple yard add to the ancient and sacred space of the nearly thousand-year-old Dam Nhan ancient pagoda.
Legend has it that during the Hung King period, Cao Son was a talented general who led his troops to Di Nau village. Seeing the winding river and the mountains, he ordered the establishment of a camp on Linh Nam mountain, and built four towers: East, West, South, and North. After returning victorious, the people built Quoc Te temple to worship Cao Son, Dong temple to worship Bach Thach, Tay temple to worship Uy Minh, Nam temple to worship Quy Minh, Bac temple to worship Hieu Lang, all of whom were generals who fought together to protect the country, along with an altar to worship Tan Vien mountain saint to burn incense for generations.
Villagers perform the play "A Hundred Arts Presented to the Village" to entertain on Spring Day.
Passing the winding, gently sloping road, we set foot on the top of Tram Linh hill - where Quoc Te temple was built majestically, quietly, and bathed in the spring sunshine. From the temple, you can look out in all four directions, enjoying the peaceful village scenery, rice fields, and the dreamy beauty of Di Nau lagoon. According to legend, Quoc Te temple was built as majestic as it is today during the Later Le Dynasty (258 BC) and is a very important place to organize the festival to welcome the gods along with the "Hundred Arts Presenting the Village" and the "Coon Robbing" game on the 4th of January.
The play “A Hundred Arts Presented in the Village” is a humorous play from the Hung King period depicting many hard but fun jobs such as: plowing, rice planting, carpentry, painting, teaching, students taking exams... After the play, the villagers also organized a “cocoon robbery”. The cocoon tree is a young bamboo tree on which people hang 18 baskets and 18 baskets symbolizing the fertility beliefs of agricultural residents.
According to the elders in the village, the festival with folk games and plays had been lost for a long time. It was not until 2013 that Di Nau successfully restored the play "A Hundred Arts Presented to the Village" which made the people very excited. The performance team with more than 30 male and female actors were all farmers with muddy hands and feet, simple and honest. The oldest person was nearly 80 years old and still participated in the performance, the youngest was over 40 years old. The generations continued to follow each other so that on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year, the whole village excitedly went to watch the performance.
A corner of Dam Nhan Pagoda - where seven frangipani trees gather, the Vietnam Heritage Trees.
A new spring has come to the ancient land. The bustling spring atmosphere fills the village roads and alleys. The village roads in Di Nau today have taken on a new look, a new vitality expressing abundance, warmth and happiness. Looking back at the system of historical relics, the shade of ancient trees, the ancient mossy wells and folk tales that our ancestors spent so much effort to create, the people of Di Nau today are even more proud and cherish preserving and promoting those priceless human values. That is the place that anchors the soul of the homeland, has the meaning of educating today's and future generations about the precious and beautiful traditions of the Vietnamese people left by our ancestors, becoming a "treasure" - a spiritual support for the villagers with the wish to welcome a new spring of joy and radiance.
Hong Nhung
Source: https://baophutho.vn/kho-bau-di-nau-227061.htm
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