Kiep Bac Festival is held at the Keip Bac Temple to honour St Tran, a general who was given ‘sainthood’ because he defeated the Chinese Nguyen Mang invaders three times. The five day celebration includes a pilgrimage to the temple with a procession carrying St Trans ancestral tablet on a golden chair. Part of the celebration also includes a boat race on the Luc Dau River with drumming to encourage the boaters.