With the moral of "When drinking water, remember its source", every year on the 16th day of the 6th lunar month, villagers gather at Quang Dai communal house to hold the Ky Yen ceremony to express gratitude to the ancestors who founded the village for future generations and to commemorate the heroic martyrs.
According to historical data and royal decrees of the Nguyen Dynasty, Quang Dai communal house was built during the days when this land was reclaimed and settled by the ancestors who came to this land more than 500 years ago.
The old Quang Dai communal house was built grandly and majestically; in front of the communal house were many ancient trees hundreds of years old, providing shade for the entire communal house area. In early 1908, Quang Dai communal house was the gathering place for villagers as well as those from neighboring areas to launch a movement to fight against high taxes and duties imposed by French colonialists and feudal lords.
During the August Revolution of 1945, Quang Dai communal house was the first place in Dai Loc district chosen as a secret location to hide flags, slogans, political propaganda documents, and means of serving the revolution.
During the anti-American resistance war, Quang Dai was a “red village” plowed by enemy bombs. Through the war, the village had 184 martyrs, 30 Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, hundreds of wounded soldiers and people with meritorious services to the country...
Quang Dai Communal House was severely damaged by the war. In March 1999, the communal house was restored with many items such as the temple of the tutelary god, the ancestors and descendants; the three-entrance gate; the memorial temple for heroic martyrs; Uncle Ho's statue; the mausoleum of Lady Ngoc; reading room; kindergarten; stadium... On November 24, 2023, Quang Dai Communal House was recognized as a provincial historical relic by the Provincial People's Committee.
The Ky Yen festival is also an occasion for Quang Dai villagers and those living far away to gather in their hometown to pray for national peace, favorable weather, and favorable production.
On this occasion, the organizers wished the elderly a long life, awarded scholarships and gifts from sponsors to people in difficult circumstances in the village.
Source: https://baoquangnam.vn/lang-quang-dai-dai-loc-to-chuc-le-ky-yen-nam-2024-3138306.html
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