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Summary Table of Data Illustrating the Contents of the Thesis

APPENDIX 4: SUMMARY TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIVE DATA OF THE THESIS CONTENTS


Table 1: Gender

- Number of ballots issued: 330

- Number of receipts: 330

- Location: Rach Gia (130 votes) other places: 200 votes

Sex

Quantity

Percentage

Male

143

43.33

Female

187

56.67

Total:

330

100.00

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Proportion: 43.3% Male; 56.7% Female

Local

Quantity

Percentage

An Giang

55

16.67

Bac Lieu

42

12.72

Ca Mau

22

06.67

Hau Giang

16

04.85

Kien Giang

92

27.88

Long An

41

12.42

Soc Trang

39

11.82

Tra Vinh

15

04.55

Other

8

02.42

Total:

330

100.00

Table 2: Where do you come from to attend the Nguyen Trung Truc festival here? (Rach Gia City, Kien Giang)


Percentage: people in Kien Giang 27.9%; An Giang 16.7%,; Bac Lieu 12.7%; Long An 12.4%; Soc Trang 11.8%; Ca Mau 6.7%; Hau Giang 4.8%; Tra Vinh 4.5% and 2.4%% are from other places in the South.


Table 3: Questions about Nguyen Trung Truc and related issues.

3.1. Are you a native, have you lived in the area for many generations or are you from somewhere else?

Place of residence

Quantity

Percentage

Local people

144

43.64

People from other places

186

56.36

Total:

330

100.00

3.2. Is this the first or how many times you have participated in the worship and death anniversary at the temple of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc?

Attend

Quantity

Percentage

First time

62

18.79

2nd time

124

37.57

3rd time

95

28.79

More than 3 times

49

14.85

Total:

330

100.00

3.3. Sir/Madam, what is the purpose of local people and you going to Nguyen Trung Truc temple?

Purpose

Quantity

Percentage

health bridge

261

79.09

Peace Bridge

195

59.09

bumper crop

183

55.45

Buy well and sell well

150

45.45

smooth sailing

162

49.09

Other

39

11.82

3.4. Do you understand the life and heroic feats of hero Nguyen Trung Truc?

Content

Quantity

Percentage

Very unclear

153

46.36

Do you know?

165

50.00

Just know the basics

12

3.64

Total:

330

100.00

3.5. In the locality where you live, does the Nguyen Trung Truc death anniversary and festival usually take place on the same day as the festival in Rach Gia (Kien Giang)?

Organize local festivals

Quantity

Percentage

Over time in Rach Gia

232

70.30

No time overlap in Rach

Price

98

29.70

Total:

330

100.00

3.6. According to personal observation, please let us know the number of people participating in the Nguyen Trung Truc festival.

STT

Number of attendees

Quantity

Ratio%

01

Very crowded

330

100.00

02

Local residents only

0

0

03

Only the Board of Directors

0

0

3.7. How does the scale of Nguyen Trung Truc communal house in your locality compare to other places of worship?

Scale of worship


Quantity


Percentage

Larger scale

133

40.30

Like other places of worship

137

41.52

Normal

60

18.18

Total:

330

100.00

3.8. Could you please give your opinion on the scale of organizing the Nguyen Trung Truc hero festival in Rach Gia?

Festival scale

Quantity

Percentage

Epic scale

298

90.30

Larger scale than other festivals

21

6.37

Like other festivals

11

3.33

Total:

330

100.00

3.9. According to you, what is the significance of the national hero Nguyen Trung Truc festival organized annually by the State and the Board of Directors of the communal houses?

Meaning of Nguyen Trung Truc festival

Quantity

Percentage

Remembering national heroes

330

100.00

Patriotic education for the next generation

315

95.45

According to Vietnamese cultural tradition

87

26.36

Sanctifying the hero

30

9.09

Community Engagement

156

47.27

Help people to be good

78

23.64

3.10. According to you, what role does Nguyen Trung Truc play in the lives of local people?

Role

Quantity

Percentage

Bless people with good health

261

79.09

Bless the village with peace and happiness

159

48.18

Bless people for good business

156

47.27

Blessing for a good harvest

168

50.91

Bless people with good luck when going to sea

177

53.64

Blessing for academic progress

57

17.27

Other opinions

12

3.64

3.11. What activities does your family do during the festival?

Work

Quantity

Percentage

Offerings at home

255

77.27%

Contribute to help at home

315

95.45%

Worshiping ancestors/soldiers

123

37.27%

Display the altar in front of the house

195

59.09%

Organize a party at home

36

10.91%

3.12. Could you please tell me, is the Nguyen Trung Truc festival today different from before?

The difference

Quantity

Percentage

There is a difference

275

83.33

Are not

38

11.52

Not interested

17

5.15

Total:

330

100.00

3.13. Survey of the level of change in the worship of Nguyen Trung Truc


TT number


Content

Level

Change

Little change

Constant

SL

%

SL

%

SL

%

1

Rituals of worship

14

4.24

25

7.58

291

88.18

2

Offerings

10

3.03

16

4.85

304

92.12

3

Ceremony of requesting the royal decree

02

0.61

09

2.72

319

96.67

4

main ceremony

00

/

02

0.61

328

99.39

5

Post-marriage ceremony

00

/

01

0.30

329

99.70

6

dg games

232

70.30

86

26.06

12

3.64

7

Hat Boi

277

83.94

40

12.12

13

3.94

8

Singing opera

298

90.30

02

0.61

30

9.09

9

Festival form

38

11.52

15

4.54

277

83.94

3.14. Statistics on the number of Nguyen Trung Truc communal houses in the provinces

Name of the temple

Quantity

Conscious

Note


Nguyen Trung Truc Temple

Long An

2


Kien Giang

14


An Giang

3


Can Tho

1


Hau Giang

6


Soc Trang

6


Bac Lieu

3


Tra Vinh

2



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3.15. Data on Nguyen Trung Truc communal house in the provinces south of Hau River

STT

The provinces south of Hau River worship national hero Nguyen Trung Truc.

Quantity

1

An Giang

3

2

Bac Lieu

3

3

Can Tho

1

4

Hau Giang

6

5

Soc Trang

6

6

Kien Giang

14

Total

33


3.16. Number and locations of heroes worshiped in the South

STT

HERO

NUMBER

QUANTITY

DISTRIBUTION AREA

1

Truong Dinh

3

Tien Giang

2

Guardian Angel

2

Dong Thap

3

Valedictorian Huan

2

Tien Giang

4

Nguyen Trung Truc

37

Long An, An Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu,

Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Hau Giang, Can Tho

3.17. List of local communal houses renamed Nguyen Trung Truc communal house in the South


STT


Name of the temple

Five colors

wind


Current name of the temple


Conscious

1.

Local tutelary god (An)

Quang Huu, Tra Cu)

Tu Duc

five years

National Guardian Temple


Tra Vinh

2.

Traditional communal house (Luu commune)

Nghiep Anh, Tra Cu district)

*

Nguyen Trung Temple

Direct

3.

An Thanh Dong communal house,

Cu Lao Dung district

*

Nguyen Trung Temple

Direct


Soc Trang

4.

Temple (Long Duc commune,

Long Phu district)

*

Nguyen Trung Temple

Direct

5.

Temple (Nga Nam town,

Five-way intersection

*

Nguyen Trung Temple

Direct

6.

Long My Communal House (Town)

Long My)

*

Nguyen Trung Temple

Direct

After

Giang

STT


Name of the temple

Year

royal decree


Current name of the temple


Conscious

7.

Phung Hiep Temple (City)

Seven-Way Junction)

*

Nguyen Trung Temple

Direct



Table 3.18. Time and rituals in provinces with Nguyen Trung Truc worship relics

Location

Time of worship

Ritual

Perform

Long An Relic Site

Nhat Tao Family


12 – 9 lunar month

10 – 3 lunar month


11-9 Set up the altar, offer incense 12-9 Pay respects, offer incense pay respects, offer incense

Government + Board of Directors + family

Family


Kien Giang


26, 27, 28 - 08 lunar month

* August 26th

* August 27th

* August 28

- Make a plan for the opening ceremony of the festival

- Parade to carry the spirit of Nguyen Trung Truc

- The Great Banner

- The Altar Ceremony,

- The wedding ceremony

- Visiting and offering incense at the communal house.


Government

+ Management Board

+ family


An Giang

26, 27, 28 - 08 lunar month

* August 26th lunar month

*August 27th lunar month

*August 28th lunar month

- Ritual of setting up the altar and offering incense:

- Visiting and offering incense at the communal house.

- The main ceremony

- Parade



Soc Trang

March 16, 17, 18 lunar month

*March 16

*March 17

* March 18

- Ritual of setting up the altar and offering incense

- Procession of the royal decree; enthronement of the royal decree

- The main ceremony

- incense offering

- The ceremony of the late marriage (worshiping the ancestors and the descendants)


- Government

- Board of Directors


Tra Vinh


15.16 - 3 lunar month

* March 15

* March 16

- Ritual of setting up the altar and offering incense:

- The monk chants for peace, welcomes the color, and places the color in peace.

- Incense offering ceremony

- The ceremony of the after marriage (worshiping the ancestors and descendants)


Board of Directors


Other places


26, 27, 28 - 8 lunar month

- Ritual of setting up the altar and offering incense:

- High Priesthood

- Incense offering ceremony

- The ceremony of the late marriage (worshiping the ancestors and the descendants)

- Government

- Board of Directors

3.19. Composition and occupation of people participating in Nguyen Trung Truc festival

Composition, profession

Quantity

Percentage

Farmer

61

18.48

Worker

39

11.82

Business, trade

35

10.61

Teacher

27

8.18

Students

41

12.42

Officials. civil servants

31

9.39

Retirement

48

14.55

Housewife

36

10.91

Other

12

3.64


100

91.2%

90

79.1%

80


70


60


50


40

37.9%

30


20


10


0

Sacredness

Local monuments

Many people come

Convenient to travel

3.20. Reasons why people go to Nguyen Trung Truc communal house














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APPENDIX 5: SOURCES OF IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW MATERIALS CITED IN THE THESIS

1.1 Interview transcript #1

* Respondent:

- Mr. Nguyen An Tho, 77 years old, Thanh Duc commune, Ben Luc district, Long An province.

- Interview time: August 16, 2017

- Location: at Mr. Muoi Tho's house, Thanh Duc commune, Ben Luc district, Long An.

* Interview content:

Question: Could you please tell me about Nguyen Trung Truc's hometown, siblings and his relationship with Mr. Nguyen?

Answer : Our grandparents were from Binh Dinh and moved here to live. When they came here, it was the time of the war between Tay Son and Nguyen Dynasty. Mr. Dao (Nguyen Van Dao) came here to live and had 5 children, Mr. Phung was the oldest, then Mr. Ngoi, Mr. Tuong, Mr. Quoi and Mrs. Chan. Mr. Dao gave birth to Mr. Phung, Mr. Phung gave birth to Mr. Hoa, who is my great-grandfather, then Mrs. Nguyen Thi Dat, the fourth wife, Mr. Nguyen Trung Truc, the youngest. Mr. Ngoi's side gave birth to Mr. Thi, Mr. Quoi gave birth to Mr. Le, Mrs. Chan gave birth to Mrs. Nguyen Thi Vu, Mrs. Vu was married to Mr. Tran Van Tien, who gave birth to Mr. Tran Van Nhieu. Mr. Nhieu gave birth to Mr. Tran Van Moi, who is the father of Tran Van Duc. Mr. Phung gave birth to Mr. Hoa, who is my great-grandfather, Mrs. Dat, Mr. Truc. Mr. Hoa gave birth to Mr. Quan, who is my grandfather. My grandfather gave birth to Mr. Ky, Mr. Hoi, Mr. Cay, my father. Before the French arrived, his house was here. He went to do business, set up offshore fishing boats in Lang estuary and other places with his friends. When the French occupied this place, Mr. Nguyen sank the Espérance ship. According to the peace treaty with France, the court ordered him to withdraw troops and hand over the three eastern provinces to France. Mr. Truc withdrew to the West to continue fighting the French, his parents and brothers all followed. After Mr. Nguyen was defeated in Phu Quoc and surrendered, his family organized a refuge along the coast to Ca Mau to wait for news. He surrendered to France for the people, so that the remaining soldiers could survive, not for officialdom or personal interests. Because they only needed to capture the leader, when he surrendered, the French were happy, relaxed the search, and withdrew their troops. The surviving brothers returned to get married, have children, and start a business. Therefore, when people in the West talk about Mr. Nguyen, everyone is grateful. Thanks to his sacrifice, he saved so many people, while the French were very harsh in their encouragement. They promised that if he surrendered, they would make him an official. He firmly refused. He said that if he were given a position, he would exterminate those who invaded his country, the French colonialists. Finally, the French leader in Indochina met him, a young but "daring" man. They enticed him: He was a good man, with a great reputation, but they still found a way to capture him, so in Vietnam no one was strong enough to resist the French.

Nguyen Trung Truc pointed out into the yard and said:

- Dear French Marshal, when you have cleared all the grass in the South, then you will be able to exterminate the patriots who oppose you, whom you call rebels. Later, people changed the sentence to be concise and easy to remember: When the West has cleared all the grass in the South, then there will be no more Southerners fighting the West.

After failing to persuade him, they publicly executed him. They did so on purpose, because he was the leader. They beheaded him, but then they reattached his head and buried him.

Question: Did Nguyen Trung Truc leave any relics for his family to remember? I heard that his family kept his seal until the 1960s?

Answer : The French searched and searched for it so much that my father brought Mr. Truc's seal to Saigon and gave it to my uncle, Mr. Nguyen Van Cay, the abbot of Sung Duc Pagoda. When my uncle passed away, my brother took it and put it in the shrine. My brother was careful, but the children often played around, stamping it on a piece of paper to play with. Later, in 1963, the pagoda was rebuilt, and it was lost. It wasn't until 1964 that I remembered that the family was invited by people in Rach Gia to come down and lay the first stone to rebuild the shrine. The family went down, and when they told the story about him, they remembered the seal. They searched for it but it was gone.

Question: Nguyen Trung Truc's career was glorious for the people, but how is his family, sir?

Answer: When fighting the French in Nhat Tao, he organized a fake wedding, then returned to Thu Thua to organize a real wedding with Mrs. Do. Her real name was Dieu, but the people avoided the word so they called her Mrs. Do. Now in Thu Thua, there is still a shrine to Mrs. Do. When fighting the French ships, the night of the wedding was arranged, the day of the wedding was agreed upon, but when she got there, she refused to wear a wedding dress, because she thought it was strange to wear a wedding dress so suddenly. He said: If he could not protect her, he would be the one to wear a mourning scarf for her. Even though the wedding was fake, he promised that she would agree. Later, they organized a real wedding in Thu Thua. On the day of fighting the French in Nhat Tao, instead of the noon hour, they attacked, but it was half an hour late. At that time, when they went to drop the boat following the tide, because we were traveling in a sampan, they stopped and questioned us, because the boat was full of wedding supplies. When we returned to get the tools. At that time, on the ship, my father said: When will you bring me up so I can perform the ceremony and issue the first marriage certificate in Vietnam? Later, when the French delegation came to see my uncle at Sung Duc pagoda, they asked:

- In the battle of Nhat Tao, what did the rebels use to burn the ships?

My uncle replied:

- The insurgents burned the ship with oil bottles in the tin, and the outside was also covered with red paper like a wedding. When approaching the battle, they just threw the oil bottle on the ship, the tin broke, the oil bottle spilled, and caught fire fiercely, because in the past, there was no gasoline or oil. After that, they withdrew to Tan Hiep (Tien Giang) and planned to hold a real wedding. But the French brought troops to raid, so he withdrew to Thu Thua to hold the wedding, which was also short. She trained female soldiers in Thu Thua. That is the story of the fake wedding, but also a part of his family. When he returned to the West to continue fighting the French, the people of Ta Nien loved him very much. Ta Nien was associated with Mr. Nguyen, when he went to the execution ground, the people spread out mats for him to walk to the execution ground. As for his death anniversary, the province below had already determined it. At that time, people only worshiped him on the day they brought him to the communal house. His death anniversary is September 12th of the lunar calendar, and festivals are held on August 26th, 27th, and 28th.

1.2. Interview transcript #2

*Interviewee: Le Cong Ly, born in 1973, Chau Thanh district, Long An province.

- Time: August 16, 2017

- Interview location: Record of entries in Xom Nghe, Thanh Duc commune, Ben Luc district, Long An province

* Interview content:

Question: Could you tell me, in Long An, there are many places worshiping Nguyen Trung Truc?

Answer: Although Nguyen Trung Truc is the hometown of Nguyen Trung Truc, in Long An there is a temple to worship him in Ben Luc district. Recently, the government has invested in building a large and spacious memorial site in Nhat Tao to commemorate him, and it has been organized quite large over the past 10 years. Long An just held the first anniversary of his death in 2009, organized by Thanh Duc commune.

Question: So, where did the commune hold Mr. Nguyen's death anniversary?

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