Giong festival in Soc Son Distric, Hanoi city, VietNam

Giong Festival (Vietnamese: Hội Gióng) is a traditional festival which is celebrated annually in many parts of Hanoi to honour the mythical hero, Thánh Gióng "Saint Giong," who is credited with defending the country against foreign enemies. The festival was listed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
 
Thánh Gióng, also known as Phù Đổng Thiên Vương and Xung Thiên Thần Vương is a mythical folk hero of Vietnam's history. Little holy Gióng grows in size to be a giant hero on a flying magic horse leading Vietnam to victory against invaders.

According to legend, it is the final point of his journey the same earthly place, after defeating the enemy and take, he just come here to rest, watching the sky for the last time, renouncing war put on plant cellsincense to stay where Ve Linh mountain, and his horse flew to heaven. People around Mount Soc grateful divine hero who founded his temple at the foot of the mountain Soc (called temple Soc). Every year, people around the festival for 3 days (6th to 8th lunar month) to remember him.