The other face of the festival

This early spring, the frustrations related to festivals are no longer “covering” social networks. By the full moon of January, basically all the major festivals of the spring have taken place. There are still many people going to the festival, sometimes crowded, but not many people jostle, ignore the regulations of the relic management board to practice their beliefs recklessly.

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Disgusting scenes are no longer mentioned much, especially on social networks. A social evil considered a headache at festivals in previous years, theft and begging, is well controlled. Superstition is limited. The story of the quick action to deal with a group of beggars at Phu Na (Nhu Thanh) is a typical example of restoring order and building the beauty of festival culture. Here, immediately after receiving feedback about the appearance of some beggars in front of the palace gate, the police of Nhu Thanh district, Xuan Du commune and the relic site management board took action to verify and handle the situation promptly. Afterwards, all 8 beggars at the relic gate were supported with money and rice, contacted and handed over to their families and local authorities for management, and festival-goers were no longer disturbed.

On a national scale, ugly stories such as the fight for the Hien Quan plaster in Phu Tho, the fight for offerings at the Giong Festival, the fight for fortune at Huong Pagoda (Hanoi), throwing money into the Lien Anh and Lien Chi boats at the Lim Festival (Bac Ninh), the fight for seals at many places organizing the distribution of seals at Tran Temple... are no longer mentioned. The perception of the people who go to the temple has changed greatly. In that beautiful picture, the relic management boards play a very important role in guiding, propagating, monitoring, and coordinating the handling of violations.

This spring festival is the first year the whole country has begun to implement the set of criteria for cultural environment in traditional festivals issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. This is considered an assessment tool and a measure of the capacity of State management and the effectiveness of organizing festivals at the local level. And with what has happened up to this point, it has more or less shown that the set of criteria has initially played an effective role in stimulating the proactive management capacity of localities with relics and festivals.

Gone are the days when beliefs were practiced arbitrarily, almost everyone did whatever they wanted, while the role of local authorities where there are relics, festivals and management agencies is sometimes seen as compromising, sometimes described as vague, even helpless. Observing the images of festivals in early spring, some people say that if only localities had taken the initiative earlier, many festivals would not have been transformed, become pragmatic and reduce their sacredness, and be discussed and condemned as in the past. Hopefully, the set of criteria for cultural environment in traditional festivals will be respected by localities with relics, festivals and visitors, and continue to be strictly implemented, so that traditional festivals do not "derail" in the upcoming journey.

Happiness

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