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Honoring the 'Elite of the Vu Clan' at Mo Trach village festival (Binh Giang)

HUYEN TRANG - TUAN ANH February 7, 2025 15:41

The traditional festival of Mo Trach village (Binh Giang, Hai Duong) attracts thousands of locals, tourists from all over the country and descendants of the Vu - Vo family.

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The traditional festival of Mo Trach village, in Tan Hong commune (Binh Giang) has just taken place. This year's festival celebrates the 1,221st anniversary of the birth of the founder of the Vu Vo family in Vietnam, the village tutelary god of Mo Trach Vu Hon (804 - 2025). In the photo: The palanquin procession is held from the temple to the communal house so that dignitaries and elders in the village can perform the ceremony to worship the tutelary god.
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Mo Trach village is famous in Vietnamese history as the "unique" village of scholars in Vietnam, with the largest number of Confucian doctors in the country, with 36 people passing the Confucian doctorate. In the list of great scholars, the Vu family occupies the absolute majority with 29 people. The remaining great scholars who are not surnamed Vu all have mothers with the surname Vu.In the photo: The festival features a dragon palanquin procession. On the high throne are yellow hats, shirts, and shoes symbolizing Vu Hon - the village's tutelary god. The festival attracts thousands of locals, tourists from all over the country, and descendants of the Vu - Vo family.
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The Mo Trach Festival is not only an occasion to pay tribute to the Vu Hon Ancestor of the Vu - Vo family in Vietnam, but also has a profound meaning in preserving and promoting the tradition of studiousness, respect for talent and solidarity of the family. Every year, at the festival, the Vu - Vo family council in Vietnam awards the Vu clan elite certificate (the most noble award of the family) to individuals who have contributed to the glory of the family. In the photo: This year the Vu clan elite certificate was awarded to 9 individuals.
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Within the framework of the festival, the Vu - Vo Family Council of Vietnam organized the awarding of "Certificates of encouragement of learning and talent" to excellent students - those who have achieved high achievements in studying and researching. This is a traditional activity demonstrating the spirit of promoting knowledge, continuing the tradition of studiousness of the family. In the photo: The Vu - Vo Family Council of Vietnam honored and rewarded 15 outstanding students with excellent academic achievements.
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Honoring the 'Elite of the Vu Clan' at Mo Trach village festival (Binh Giang)