Bac Ninh Cau Thi Association

Bac Ninh Cau Thi Association Thi Cau village is located on the banks of the Nguyet Duc River, used to be called Nhu Nguyet River. Kim communal house (Thi Cau communal house) is a huge ancient communal house built in the Ly dynasty, the center of Thi Cau village. Every year, Thi Cau village opened the festival from August 7 of the lunar calendar began with the procession. Thi Cau Village made a ceremony to celebrate and then took the water to celebrate. Water is taken from Nhu Nguyet River. Also on that day, at the adoration was the Moc Duc ceremony celebrated at the Sim temple, built in the middle of Mount Thieu. Sim Temple is the place where the spirit is equal to An Ngu and the family is just the place of worship of the village. On August 8 of the lunar calendar, the villagers of Thi Cau carried out the procession to the family. All ritual sacrifices are performed at Dinh Kim during the festival. On August 10 of the lunar calendar, the villagers prayed to the god to the Buddha at the village temple. The god saved the temple for one night to listen to the sutta. On the morning of August 11, the villagers of Thi Cau again took the god back to Kim. While Thi Cau village opened the festival, Nam Ngan village across the river also opened the festival. During this time, due to the previous estimate that Nam Ngan village committee had a ceremony to the god in Thi Cau village. There are five organizations that dare to receive from Nam Ngan village to Thi Cau village, there are also five villages in Thi Cau to organize the procession of the god to Nam Ngan village. Since August 8, the Spirit Ngu at Dinh Kim. The villagers of Thi Cau cut some officials who are always on duty at Dinh Kim to look after the worship. During these nights, the villagers invited the children to sing and worship the gods, the seniors in the village alternately held the drums, often singing and worshiping was singing. This rule is not every night, the villagers of Thi Cau often organize one or two nights, especially the night. The reward of the armor and the fields is a special rule. Thi Cau Village also organizes exams for making decks (new, delicious, clean and beautiful dishes will win the prize). The exam is related to the ritual of the rain, the dove drops.  The Traditional Village Association of Thi Cau is the cultural beauty of the local people, thereby educating the spirit of love for the homeland and the country for the younger generation and the sense of joining hands to protect and promote the good traditional cultural values ​​of the locality.