This year's Quan The Am Festival takes place over 4 days, from March 26 to 29 (from February 17 to 20, Giap Thin year), with a structure consisting of 2 parts: ceremony and festival blended together.
The ceremony includes religious rituals, praying for national peace and prosperity; the festival includes many cultural, artistic, and sports activities imbued with national cultural identity, and art performances, including the participation of ethnic art troupes from countries such as Japan, Thailand, etc.
Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City Tran Chi Cuong delivered the opening speech of the festival. Photo: nhandan
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City Tran Chi Cuong emphasized that this year is the second year the Festival has been held on a city scale.
The Quan The Am Festival is one of the most unique cultural features of the Ngu Hanh Son area and the city. This is the crystallization of the values of Buddhist culture and the Ngu Hanh Son heritage area, clearly expressing the harmonious combination between Dharma and Nation, Nation and Dharma.
The festival is always an attractive destination not only for domestic tourists but also an opportunity for international tourists to experience and learn about the spiritual values imbued with the history and culture of Vietnamese Buddhism. At the same time, this is also an opportunity to enjoy the sophistication and richness of ethnic cultural art forms; a place for cultural convergence and exchange of peoples around the world, especially countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
It is an opportunity for tourists to admire the wonderful beauty that nature has bestowed on Da Nang, that is Ngu Hanh Son scenic spot with many valuable cultural heritages that are lasting with time and are increasingly being effectively promoted.
Opening of the 2024 Ngu Hanh Son Quan The Am Festival. Photo: nhandan
Mr. Tran Chi Cuong hopes that during the festival, distinguished guests of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, delegations of monks from Southeast Asian countries who come to worship and attend the festival will retain impressive and beautiful moments of a spiritual and cultural festival imbued with humanity in a beautiful mountainous and watery region of Da Nang City.
The 2024 Ngu Hanh Son Quan The Am Festival with the main activities taking place at this year's Festival includes the Bodhisattva Quan The Am Festival (Official Ceremony) taking place at 7:00 a.m. on March 28; Incense offering ceremony in memory of Princess Huyen Tran, Spring worship ceremony to pray for national peace and people's safety...
In particular, this year's Festival has many new features such as a traditional boat racing competition on the Co Co River with historical scenes reenacted on the river, a drawing contest about the Quan The Am Festival; a writing contest about the works of Van Hanh Library; an Olympic run "For Peace" and many art activities, folk games...
This year, the Organizing Committee will include in the festival program the Discussion "Solutions to enhance the Quan The Am Festival - National Intangible Cultural Heritage" and Quan The Am Pagoda will also open the Buddhist Cultural Museum to welcome visitors to visit and research.
Besides that, the Festival Organizing Committee focuses on ensuring security and order, traffic safety, environmental sanitation, fire prevention and fighting, and ensuring food hygiene and safety to contribute to organizing a unique and civilized Festival.
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