Ong Dia Temple Association

Ong Dia Temple Association

125 Pham Van Dong, Ward 3, Go Vap, Ho Chi Minh City

Ong Dia Temple was built in the early 19th century and was ordained by King Tu Duc in 1852. Every year the festival takes place on the 2nd day of the 2nd lunar month, which is the day of the Earth God Phuc Duc Chinh Than.

This is a typical festival for temple festivals in Ho Chi Minh City and the South with the following rituals: "sounding drums to open the page" to announce the entrance to the ceremony, "inviting betel" with a shadow song to invite the god to attend the ceremony, performing a comedy "Di Nang" with the characters of Mr. Dia and the fairy with the content of criticizing bad habits in the ancient village society.

Next is the gold tray dance, silver tray dance and toy dance performed by folk artists. At the end of the festival is the fortune giving ceremony.

Hoi An people mostly worship Mr. Dia at home. There is a temple for him and the God of Wealth right on the ground in the middle of the house in a cluster shaped like a table; Other people, usually without doing business (and without tricks) worship him together at the Tao Quan worship site, which includes 3 deities: Tho Cong, Tho Dia, and Tho Ky. That is the way most people in the city worship.

Leaving the streets and suburbs, typically the people of Truong Le, many generations of people live off the land all year round. People here are often poor, and those who are lucky enough to escape poverty or have a bit of a prestigious education are in a hurry to leave the country as soon as possible. So here, land and people are like flesh and skin. The land nourishes the people, the people worship the land.

 

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