Every year, from mid-January to the end of the third lunar month, most of the communal houses and temples in Lai Thieu, Binh Duong, hold the Ky Yen Festival. This is not only a festival with spiritual significance, praying for favorable weather, good harvests, and a prosperous people and strong country, but also a festival honoring the traditional cultural beauty of the Southern people for generations.
The Ky Yen Festival of Phu Long Temple is a grand festival that occurs every three years, so it is held on a larger scale than normal festivals. The Ky Yen Festival officially begins with the opening ceremony, followed by a procession welcoming the divine decree with the full left and right boards, the former and latter sages, the flower carriage of the deity, the palanquin carrying the divine decree, and the Phu Long temple ritual committee.
According to the beliefs of Vietnamese people in general, and Southern people in particular, there is a custom of worshipping gods. Almost every land has a Thanh Hoang god - a person who has contributed to the development and preservation of that land. At the beginning of the new year, depending on the customs of each place, people in the region will organize a worship ceremony (worshiping the communal house) or also known as Ky Yen ceremony (meaning praying for peace). 
The Ky Yen Festival is a ritual to pray for “favorable weather, national peace and prosperity”. Depending on the customs of each place, the time, order and details of this ceremony will be determined. The Ky Yen Festival will be held in 2023 at Phu Long Lai Thieu Communal House – Binh Duong, starting with the Opening Ceremony. 
Next is the procession of the divine decree, carrying the palanquin through the inner streets of Lai Thieu along with traditional rituals expressing the community culture in the spiritual life and worship of the gods of Lai Thieu residents to express gratitude to the ancestors who created the village, praying for favorable weather and wind, bringing peace to all people. The procession of the divine decree includes the left and right boards, the former and latter sages, the flower car of the deity, the palanquin of the divine decree and the ritual committee of Phu Long communal house. 
The procession marched through the inner streets of Lai Thieu ward so that people could worship. After the ceremony to welcome the god's decree, a series of activities took place, such as: chanting prayers for peace, playing traditional music, worshiping ancestors; main worshiping ceremony to build a great altar; worshiping martyrs; singing ancient opera and the king's coronation ceremony. The Ky Yen ceremony at Phu Long communal house was held with all the traditional rituals, demonstrating the community life in the spiritual and cultural life and worship of the local residents. The Ky Yen ceremony is also an opportunity for today's generation to express gratitude to previous generations who had the merit of founding and establishing the village and praying for favorable weather, good crops, and a peaceful life for everyone. At the end of 2001, Phu Long communal house was recognized as a national architectural and artistic relic. Up to now, the communal house still maintains some community activities with festivals held annually and periodically, of which the Ky Yen festival is the occasion when the people gather the most. In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Award Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.Vietnam.vn
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