Vinh-The
Lam
Community
Hall (or Đình) is a public building
in villages in Vietnam. It is public because it is a common property
owned by the people of the village. It
carries out three functions at the same time: administrative, religious and
cultural. Administratively, Đình is the meeting and working place
for the village officials. In Southern Vietnam, the nhà
việc (also called nhà hội, nhà võ),
the administrative centre of the village, is often built right behind, within
the perimeter of the Đình. In terms of religion, Đình is the worshipping place for Thần Hoàng, the deity that is royally decreed with the duty to
protect the villagers. Culturally, Đình is the physical building with the
best architecture of the village. Every
year, the celebration of the Kỳ Yên
(ceremony to pray for peace) at the Đình
is the biggest Festival of the village with the participation of all villagers.
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