- Rituals and Festivals
The people of Hoi An practice a number of rituals and festivities according to the seasons and lunar calendar. These include prayers for good fishing, prayers for good harvests, rituals for newly planted rice, earth worship, rituals to mark the anniversary of an ancestor’s death, rituals to worship the Emperor Shen Nong, rites to seek inner peace (xo co), rites to protect oneself from the devil and evil spirits (hanh kieu sat phat), rites to mark the anniversary of the death of Minh Hai (a famous monk), celebrations of the Buddha’s birthday
and the new year festival (nguyen dan).