On April 21 (the 2nd and 3rd lunar month), the Department of Culture and Sports of Thua Thien - Hue province and the Hue Nam Palace Monuments Protection Board organized the Hue Nam Palace Festival in the 3rd lunar month of 2023. This is one of the summer festivals - Hue Festival 2023 and lasts until April 22, attracting thousands of tourists.
Thien Tien Holy Church
Dien Hue Nam Festival is a traditional cultural and spiritual activity, held annually in the third and seventh lunar months at the temple located on Ngoc Tran mountain on the banks of the Huong River, where Thien YA Na Thanh Mau and 352 Chi Lang are worshiped.
The "degrees" are stationed at Chi Lang wharf in front of Thien Tien Holy Church waiting for the welcome.
The Hue Nam Temple Festival is held twice a year in the third and seventh lunar months. The festival aims to preserve and promote the cultural and heritage values associated with the relic; meet the spiritual needs of the community practicing the worship of the Three Palaces - a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity recognized by UNESCO; and attract tourists to Hue.
Welcoming ceremony at Thien Tien Holy Church
The procession is ready with hundreds of holy children and followers of the Mother Goddess religion.
Saints and fellow believers at the procession
The followers played the roles of Saint Lady Duc Chau Ngoai (blue shirt) and Saint Lady Tam Dong Hoa Phong Than Nu (red shirt) at the procession.
The procession was solemn. At the head was a holy man carrying an incense burner.
Incense burner in the royal procession
The procession moved from the cathedral on foot and then took a boat up the Perfume River to Hon Chen Temple.
Solemn procession
A holy man disguised as an ethnic minority
Carry the royal decree, the altar and the incense burner to worship the Holy Mother at the cathedral.
The holy children's group carried instruments, flags, lamps... in the welcoming ceremony.
The royal procession took them down to the boat to go up to Hue Nam Palace.
The "diplomas" are boats granted by the Organizing Committee to carry out the ceremony of welcoming the Holy Mother to Hue Nam Temple.
Procession across Truong Tien Bridge
Perfume River in front of Thien Mu Pagoda when the "bang" moves past.
Passing through Luong Quan - Thuy Bieu alluvial land (Hue City).
The procession arrives at Hue Nam Palace (Hon Chen)
Line up in front of Hue Nam Palace.
The "degrees" at the festival.
At 6:00 a.m. on April 21, a welcoming ceremony took place from Thien Tien Thanh Giao Temple (352 Chi Lang Street, Hue City) to move to Hue Nam Palace on boats up the Huong River. At 1:00 p.m. on the same day, Hue Nam Palace officially opened the festival and announced the news. And from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., the festival activities took place at the altars and altars.
Tomorrow (March 22), the Hue Nam Palace festival will include the main ceremony, festival activities, and the end of activities at the Hue Nam Palace area. After that, the procession will move to 352 Chi Lang to perform the return ceremony and pray for national peace and prosperity.
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