Unique Flag Raising Ceremony at Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage

On the afternoon of February 1, the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center (Vinh Loc) organized a flag raising ceremony - releasing Ong Cong fish and a heritage education program - Ringing the Golden Bell with the theme "Echoes of the ancient capital". This is the opening content for a series of events and programs to welcome the new year of Giap Thin 2024 at Ho Dynasty Citadel. The program attracted the participation of more than 1,000 students in the heritage area and a large number of people and tourists from all over.

The ceremony of carrying the flagpole from the exhibition yard to the ceremonial gate (South Gate) of Ho Dynasty Citadel.

Setting up the Tet pole is a traditional custom of the Vietnamese people. The pole setting ceremony signals the beginning of a new year, usually on the 23rd of December, after the Kitchen Gods' Day, and when the pole is lowered, farmers go to the fields to plow on the 7th of January. The pole setting ceremony is an indispensable ritual during the Lunar New Year in Vietnam. When the pole is set up, it signals the official beginning of Tet.

The sacrificial team performs the sacrificial ritual at the pole erection site.

During the Vietnamese monarchies, the custom of raising the pole was brought to the Royal Palace and used as a custom and regulation of the royal court. When the pole raising ceremony was performed, it was to announce the arrival of the new year, the royal court would temporarily stop all activities and only focus on celebrating the New Year; at the same time, the pole raising ceremony also expressed the wish for national peace and prosperity, favorable weather, all things growing and developing, and the people being warm, prosperous and happy.

Director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center Nguyen Ba Linh performs the incense offering ceremony.

Releasing carp on the occasion of Ong Cong and Ong Tao Festival is not only a beautiful traditional cultural feature of our ancestors, but also demonstrates the humanity and harmony with nature of the Vietnamese people. The Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center performs the carp releasing ceremony in the inner city with the meaning of summarizing a year of activities with many successes and good results in the work of preserving and promoting the value of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage and wishing the best things to come to the people and the land that was once the capital of the Ho Dynasty in history books.

The pole is erected at Nghi Mon Gate in the grounds of Ho Dynasty Citadel.

Through these activities, we contribute to promoting the outstanding global value of the Ho Dynasty Citadel World Heritage Site to the people and tourists based on the cultural characteristics of the people and the land of the ancient capital of the Ho Dynasty.

Overview of the Golden Bell contest

The Heritage Education Program - Golden Bell with the theme "Echoes of the Ancient Capital", held at the South Gate of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Site, attracted 50 candidates from Vinh Loc High School. The candidates answered questions about the Ho Dynasty Citadel heritage, history, culture, society... The Heritage Education Program - Golden Bell with the theme "Echoes of the Ancient Capital" is also one of the contents in the plan to implement the Heritage Education program with the theme " Ho Dynasty Citadel - Heritage for the future", implemented by the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center.

Director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center Nguyen Ba Linh delivered the opening speech of the contest.

The contest is a useful playground, contributing to providing historical and cultural knowledge about the World Heritage of the Ho Dynasty Citadel. At the same time, promoting the positivity, dynamism and creativity of young students in orienting a beautiful lifestyle, awareness of respecting, preserving and promoting the cultural identity values ​​of the nation. From there, diversifying cultural heritage education activities, spreading strongly and creating sustainable vitality for the heritage in the community.

Contestants

Also in this program, the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center in collaboration with Vinh Loc High School organized an award ceremony for the contest to create a clip introducing the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage with the theme "Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage in Me".

Nguyen Dat

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