Xoan singing is usually performed on the
occasions
In the spring: One
after another the
Xoan guilds of Phu Tho Province begin
the sping round of pleasures at communal houses and temples since the first day of the New Year. In the morning of Lunar New Year's days, the Xoan
guild of which village sings in that village,
in the evening, all Xoan guilds come
together to sing in turn at the communal
houses and temples as follows:
on the first day of the Lunar New Year,
singing at the Ca
Communal House and Cam Temple in An
Thai Village (Phuong Lau Commune, Viet
Tri City); on the
second day, singing at Doi
Communal House in Kim Doi Village; on the third day,
singing at Lai
Len Temple in Phu Duc Village; on the fourth day, singing at Thet Communal House in Thet Village (Kim Duc
Commune, Viet Tri
City). On the fifth
day, often singing at the Hung Temple (Hy
Cuong Commune, Viet
Tri City), the
singing time is prescribed at a determined singing place, each
guild chooses a
location.
